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<b>Movie (1938)<br></b>
 
<b>Movie (1938)<br></b>
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<b>Starring:</b><br>
 
<b>Starring:</b><br>
 
Clark Gable (Jim Lane)<br>
 
Clark Gable (Jim Lane)<br>
Myrna Loy ( Ann Barton)<br>
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Myrna Loy (Ann Barton)<br>
 
Spencer Tracy (Gunner Morris)<br>
 
Spencer Tracy (Gunner Morris)<br>
Lionel Barrymore (Drake)<br>
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Lionel Barrymore (Mr Drake)<br>
 
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== [[:Category: Seversky P-35|Seversky SEV-S2]] ==
 
== [[:Category: Seversky P-35|Seversky SEV-S2]] ==
 
Actually registered NR70Y (or NR70V ?) but wearing NR23655.
 
Actually registered NR70Y (or NR70V ?) but wearing NR23655.
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[[Image:TestPilot 00001.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:TestPilot 00004.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:TestPilot 00005.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:TestPilot 00005.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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Some shots were filmed with a replica later used again for [[Never So Few]].
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== [[:Category: Luscombe 8|Luscombe 8]] ==
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[[Image:TestPilot_00006a.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:TestPilot_00006b.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Ryan ST|Ryan ST-A]] == 
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Reg. NC16039, Ryan ST-A c/n 128.<br>
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)|Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
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[[Image:TestPilot_00007.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:TestPilot_00007b.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Douglas DC-3|Douglas DC-3A-197]] == 
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Reg. NC18111 Douglas DC-3A-197 of [[:Category: United Air Lines|United Air Lines]], c/n 1983 (built in 1935).
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[[Image:TestPilot 00008.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Wright Flyer I| Wright Flyer]] ==
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[[Image:TestPilot_00009.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Northrop A-17| Northrop A-17 Nomad]] ==
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[[Image:TestPilot 00010.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina | Consolidated PBY Catalina]] ==
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[[Image:TestPilot_00011.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing 247| Boeing 247]] ==
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[[Image:TestPilot_00012.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing P-12|Boeing 100]] ==
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Reg. NR873H, one of the four civil version of the Boeing F4B-1 (itself the Navy's version of the P-12). <br>
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)|Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
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[[Image:TestPilot_00013.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]] ==
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Looks like a Curtiss Hawk II.
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[[Image:TestPilot_00014.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== Marcoux-Bromberg Special R-3 ==
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With #7, it was registered NR32727.
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[[Image:TestPilot_00015.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:TestPilot_00016.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Keith Rider R-4|Keith-Rider R4 Firecracker]] ==
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Reg. NX261Y and wearing N°70.
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[[Image:TestPilot_00017.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== Keith-Rider R3 ==
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Reg. NR14215 with the race number 4.
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[[Image:TestPilot_00019.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]] ==
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This racer, # 12, despite seen with the registration NR28555, is not the Luscombe 8A built in 1940 ! So what ?
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[[Image:TestPilot 00019b.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:TestPilot 00019d.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Fairchild 24|Fairchild 24]] ==
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This is a radial powered Fairchild 24 but I'm unable to say if it's a Fairchild 24-C8C or a Fairchild 24W.
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[[Image:TestPilot 00020.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Northrop A-17| Northrop A-17A Nomad]] ==
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[[Image:TestPilot 00021.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:TestPilot_00022.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Beechcraft Model 18|Beechcraft 18]] ==
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In the center.<br>
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At left, a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress then a Northrop A-17; at right, probably a Douglas B-18 Bolo.<br>
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Seen at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport (Van Nuys Airport nowadays).]]
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[[Image:TestPilot_00024.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress]] ==
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)|Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)]].
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[[Image:TestPilot_00025.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:TestPilot_00025b.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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At least six others serials are visible (52, 62, 63, 80, 81, 82).
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== [[:Category: Douglas B-18 Bolo|Douglas B-18A Bolo]] ==
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[[Image:TestPilot 00026.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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{{footnote}}
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== See also ==
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* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030848/ Test Pilot at IMDb]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_Pilot_%28film%29 Test Pilot at Wikipedia]
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* [https://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=30848 Test Pilot at IMCDb]
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[[Category: Beechcraft Model 18]]
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[[Category: Boeing 247]]
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[[Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]
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[[Category: Boeing P-12]]
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[[Category: Consolidated PBY Catalina]]
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[[Category: Douglas B-18 Bolo]]
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[[Category: Douglas DC-3]]
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[[Category: Fairchild 24]]
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[[Category: Keith Rider R-4]]
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[[Category: Luscombe 8]]
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[[Category: Northrop A-17]]
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[[Category: Ryan ST]]
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[[Category: Seversky P-35]]
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[[Category: Wright Flyer I]]
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[[Category: United Air Lines]]

Revision as of 09:40, 9 June 2024

Test Pilot movie poster.

Movie (1938)
French title : Pilote d'essai

Starring:
Clark Gable (Jim Lane)
Myrna Loy (Ann Barton)
Spencer Tracy (Gunner Morris)
Lionel Barrymore (Mr Drake)


(Synopsis:)

Seversky SEV-S2

Actually registered NR70Y (or NR70V ?) but wearing NR23655.

TestPilot 00001.png
TestPilot 00004.png
TestPilot 00005.png

Some shots were filmed with a replica later used again for Never So Few.

Luscombe 8

TestPilot 00006a.png
TestPilot 00006b.png

Ryan ST-A

Reg. NC16039, Ryan ST-A c/n 128.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

TestPilot 00007.png
TestPilot 00007b.png

Douglas DC-3A-197

Reg. NC18111 Douglas DC-3A-197 of United Air Lines, c/n 1983 (built in 1935).

TestPilot 00008.png

Wright Flyer

TestPilot 00009.png

Northrop A-17 Nomad

TestPilot 00010.png

Consolidated PBY Catalina

TestPilot 00011.png

Boeing 247

TestPilot 00012.png

Boeing 100

Reg. NR873H, one of the four civil version of the Boeing F4B-1 (itself the Navy's version of the P-12).
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

TestPilot 00013.png

Unidentified Aircraft

Looks like a Curtiss Hawk II.

TestPilot 00014.png

Marcoux-Bromberg Special R-3

With #7, it was registered NR32727.

TestPilot 00015.png
TestPilot 00016.png

Keith-Rider R4 Firecracker

Reg. NX261Y and wearing N°70.

TestPilot 00017.png

Keith-Rider R3

Reg. NR14215 with the race number 4.

TestPilot 00019.png

Unidentified Aircraft

This racer, # 12, despite seen with the registration NR28555, is not the Luscombe 8A built in 1940 ! So what ?

TestPilot 00019b.png
TestPilot 00019d.png

Fairchild 24

This is a radial powered Fairchild 24 but I'm unable to say if it's a Fairchild 24-C8C or a Fairchild 24W.

TestPilot 00020.png

Northrop A-17A Nomad

TestPilot 00021.png
TestPilot 00022.png

Beechcraft 18

In the center.
At left, a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress then a Northrop A-17; at right, probably a Douglas B-18 Bolo.
Seen at Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport (Van Nuys Airport nowadays).

TestPilot 00024.png

Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).

TestPilot 00025.png
TestPilot 00025b.png

At least six others serials are visible (52, 62, 63, 80, 81, 82).

Douglas B-18A Bolo

TestPilot 00026.png

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See also