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Jesse Veldini frequently finds himself in jail for various misdemeanors, much to the despair of his upright lawyer brother Frank, who is aiming for public office. Trying to get away from Frank's good intentions, Veldini ends up out of town with his other brother, some school chums, and his hooker girlfriend, trying to restore a PBY flying boat to an airworthy state. | Jesse Veldini frequently finds himself in jail for various misdemeanors, much to the despair of his upright lawyer brother Frank, who is aiming for public office. Trying to get away from Frank's good intentions, Veldini ends up out of town with his other brother, some school chums, and his hooker girlfriend, trying to restore a PBY flying boat to an airworthy state. | ||
| − | ==[[:Category:Cessna Skymaster|Cessna 337 Super Skymaster]]== | + | == [[:Category: Cessna Skymaster|Cessna 337 Super Skymaster]] == |
| − | Registration N2138X c/n 337-0038 built in 1965. | + | Registration N2138X c/n 337-0038 built in 1965. At Santa Rosa Air Center. |
[[File:36-30n2138x.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:36-30n2138x.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | ==[[:Category:Consolidated PBY Catalina|Consolidated PBY Catalina]]== | + | == [[:Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina|Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina]] == |
| + | One of several PBYs owned by Sis-Q Flying Service, at Santa Rosa Air Center. Registration CF-IHJ / N68623, c/n 1643. Ex-BuNo 48281 and registration N1540M. | ||
[[File:39-50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:39-50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:42-50.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:Steelyard Blues (1971)01 003453.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Faded CF-IHJ registration visible on the tail.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Steelyard_Blues_(1971)01_012538.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[File:1-29-37.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:1-29-37.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[File:1-30-07.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:1-30-07.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| − | ==[[:Category:Consolidated PBY Catalina|Consolidated PBY Catalina]] & Grumman F7F Tigercat== | + | == [[:Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina|Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina]] & [[:Category: Grumman F7F Tigercat|Grumman F7F Tigercat]] == |
| + | Aircraft belonging to Sis-Q Flying Service wearing false US Navy markings (the F7F got a BuNo really linked to a Vought F8U-1P Crusader !). <br>Based at Santa Rosa Air Center, formerly Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Santa Rosa and closed in 1991. | ||
[[File:1-18-41.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:1-18-41.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | ==Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat== | + | == [[:Category: Grumman F7F Tigercat|Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat]] == |
| − | Registration N7627C, c/n 80410. Aircraft has been restored and is now on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum. | + | Registration N7627C, c/n 80410. At Santa Rosa Air Center. Aircraft has been restored and is now on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum. |
[[File:59-02n7627c.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[File:59-02n7627c.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | ==Various Aircraft== | + | == [[:Category: Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer|Piper PA-22-108 Colt]] & [[:Category: Douglas A-26 Invader|On Mark Marketeer]] == |
| − | A number of models, including a [[:Category:Boeing 747|Boeing 747]] and a [[:Category:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II]]. | + | At Santa Rosa Air Center.<br> |
| + | PA-22 registration N4996Z, c/n 22-8606 built in 1961. Tail sticking up on the left.<br> | ||
| + | On Mark Marketeer registration N500M, c/n 2848. Originally built for the USAF as an A-26B with serial number 44-34769. Still extant as of 2016, privately owned and based in Greece: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/109661044@N07/31250879415/] | ||
| + | [[File:I580880.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | [[File:I580882.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == Various Aircraft == | ||
| + | A number of models, including a [[:Category: Boeing 747|Boeing 747]] and a [[:Category: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II]]. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070731/ Steelyard Blues at IMDb] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelyard_Blues Steelyard Blues at Wikipedia] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.imcdb.org/movie_70731-Steelyard-Blues.html Steelyard Blues at IMCDb] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Cessna Skymaster]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Douglas A-26 Invader]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Grumman F7F Tigercat]] |
| + | [[Category: Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:56, 13 August 2024
Movie (1973)
Starring:
Donald Sutherland (Jesse Veldini)
Howard Hesseman (Frank Veldini)
Jane Fonda (Iris Caine)
Peter Boyle (Eagle Thornberry)
Jesse Veldini frequently finds himself in jail for various misdemeanors, much to the despair of his upright lawyer brother Frank, who is aiming for public office. Trying to get away from Frank's good intentions, Veldini ends up out of town with his other brother, some school chums, and his hooker girlfriend, trying to restore a PBY flying boat to an airworthy state.
Cessna 337 Super Skymaster
Registration N2138X c/n 337-0038 built in 1965. At Santa Rosa Air Center.
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
One of several PBYs owned by Sis-Q Flying Service, at Santa Rosa Air Center. Registration CF-IHJ / N68623, c/n 1643. Ex-BuNo 48281 and registration N1540M.
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01_012538.jpg)
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina & Grumman F7F Tigercat
Aircraft belonging to Sis-Q Flying Service wearing false US Navy markings (the F7F got a BuNo really linked to a Vought F8U-1P Crusader !).
Based at Santa Rosa Air Center, formerly Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Santa Rosa and closed in 1991.
Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat
Registration N7627C, c/n 80410. At Santa Rosa Air Center. Aircraft has been restored and is now on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum.
Piper PA-22-108 Colt & On Mark Marketeer
At Santa Rosa Air Center.
PA-22 registration N4996Z, c/n 22-8606 built in 1961. Tail sticking up on the left.
On Mark Marketeer registration N500M, c/n 2848. Originally built for the USAF as an A-26B with serial number 44-34769. Still extant as of 2016, privately owned and based in Greece: [1]
Various Aircraft
A number of models, including a Boeing 747 and a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
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