Only Angels Have Wings
Movie (1939)
French title : Seuls les anges ont des ailes
Starring:
Cary Grant (Geoff Carter)
Jean Arthur (Bonnie Lee)
Richard Barthelmess (Bat MacPherson)
Rita Hayworth (Judy MacPherson)
At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is forced to risk his pilots' lives in order to win an important contract.
Hamilton H-47
According to the unofficial Alaska Aviation Museum site, this H-47 is registration NC7791, c/n 50 built in 1928. Marked as "F-AOD" for the film. The fuselage has survived and is on display at the Alaska Aviation Museum.
Curtiss-Wright 6B
False registration F-LTM.
Boeing Model 40
False registration F-THD. Some sources list this as a Boeing Model 100, rather than a Model 40.
Ford 4-AT-B Trimotor
According to The Aircraft-Spotter's Film and Television Companion, registration NC7121, c/n 4-AT-35 was used.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
The model used isn't quite accurate to the Trimotor (landing gear doesn't match, for example).
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