Difference between revisions of "The High and the Mighty"
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A commercial airliner suffers a mechanical problem during a flight. The pilot loses his nerve leaving it to his washed up co-pilot to save the day and land the troubled flight safely. | A commercial airliner suffers a mechanical problem during a flight. The pilot loses his nerve leaving it to his washed up co-pilot to save the day and land the troubled flight safely. | ||
− | == [[:Category:Douglas | + | == [[:Category:Douglas C-54 Skymaster|Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster]] == |
− | Also partially visible in the first image are a Douglas DC-3 (tail) and a Curtiss C-46 (nose).<br> | + | Also partially visible in the first image are a [[:Category:Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC-3]] (tail) and a [[:Category:Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando|Curtiss C-46]] (nose).<br> |
− | + | Registration N4665V, c/n 10538 built in 1945. This C-54 wears a livery of the fictional TOPAC-Trans Orient Pacific Airlines Company, which is based on the livery of Transocean Airlines, who operated the aircraft at the time.<br> | |
Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
− | [[Image:THATM DC4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC | + | [[Image:THATM DC4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N4665V Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster ''The African Queen'' of Transocean Airlines.]] |
− | [[Image:THATM DC4 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC | + | [[Image:THATM DC4 2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N4665V Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster ''The African Queen'' of Transocean Airlines.]] |
− | [[Image:THATM DC4 3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC | + | [[Image:THATM DC4 3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N4665V Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster ''The African Queen'' of Transocean Airlines.]] |
− | [[Image:Airportthumb1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC | + | [[Image:Airportthumb1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N4665V Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster ''The African Queen'' of Transocean Airlines.]] |
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*[http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=47086 The High and the Mighty at Wikipedia] | *[http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=47086 The High and the Mighty at Wikipedia] | ||
− | [[Category:Douglas DC- | + | [[Category:Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando]] |
+ | [[Category:Douglas C-54 Skymaster]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Douglas DC-3]] |
Revision as of 19:56, 21 November 2014
Movie (1954)
Starring:
John Wayne (Dan Roman)
Claire Trevor (May Holst)
Laraine Day (Lydia Rice)
Robert Stack (John Sullivan)
Jan Sterling (Sally McKee)
Phil Harris (Ed Joseph)
A commercial airliner suffers a mechanical problem during a flight. The pilot loses his nerve leaving it to his washed up co-pilot to save the day and land the troubled flight safely.
Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster
Also partially visible in the first image are a Douglas DC-3 (tail) and a Curtiss C-46 (nose).
Registration N4665V, c/n 10538 built in 1945. This C-54 wears a livery of the fictional TOPAC-Trans Orient Pacific Airlines Company, which is based on the livery of Transocean Airlines, who operated the aircraft at the time.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
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