Forever Young

Forever Young French movie poster.

Movie (1992)

Starring:
Mel Gibson (Captain Daniel McCormick)
Jamie Lee Curtis (Claire Cooper)
Elijah Wood (Nat Cooper)
Steve Hinton ((Unseen) B-25 pilot)

November 1939 : Captain Daniel McCormick is a successful test pilot. He is about to propose to his girlfriend, Helen, she goes into a coma following an automobile accident. Without immediate medical hope, he ready to follow a new protocol established by his long-time friend, scientist Harry Finley.

North American B-25J Mitchell

Reg. N3675G North American B-25J-25-NC s/n 44-30423 Photo Fanny.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Acting as the prototype of the B-25 in November 1939 (the real one made her first flight on 19 August 1940).

The same aircraft with a brand new paint scheme ... and now a top turret.

Taking off from Los Alamitos Army Airfield (ICAO: KSLI, FAA LID: SLI).

Less than 15 years later, the instrument panel had been modernized, but the train, throttle and flap controls remained unchanged, as shown in the film.

Cockpit of Photo Fanny (c) 1992.

North American B-25J Mitchell (model)

Of course, Photo Fanny was too precious to be crashed.
This is a replica made of steel, weighing approximately 1000 kg (2,200 pounds). Approximate size: 9 meters wide, 9 meters long (29,5 x 29,5 feet).

Vultee BT-13A Valiant

S/n 41-21218 Vultee BT-13A Valiant.
The prototype first flew in March 1939 with a retracting landing gear. The definitive design (with fixed landing gear as seen here) went through several steps and was eventually selected only at mid-1940.

Boeing-Stearman Model 75

BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II

A BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II practices a short takeoff during forward site operations.
Nat's chamber is full of space and aviation picture. As like as the tree house. The sharpest eyes could see a part of a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, a McDonnell Douglas F-15, ...

Bell 206B JetRanger III

Registration N250CA Bell 206B JetRanger III c/n 2615. Involved in an inflight collision during a movie operation with a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (reg. N203E) in August 1990. Substantial damages during the resulting landing. Repaired and still flying in the 21st century.
Same helicopter in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Rotary-Wing).

Lt. Col. Wilcox's Office

Lockheed U-2

Fairchild T-46

One of the three prototypes of the Fairchild T-46 designed for the USAF Next Generation Trainer (NGT) program ... which was cancelled in 1987.

Various Aircraft

1 : Lockheed C-130 Hercules;
2 : Fairchild T-46;
3 : North American B-25 Mitchell desk model with D-Day Invasion stripes.

Airshow (background aircraft)

Most of the background aircraft are from the Planes of Fame Air Museum.
A blue and yellow Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet hidding Douglas A-1 Skyraider NX409Z.
(right) a Sikorsky UH-60 behind a Bell AH-1 Cobra.
Flypast by (left to right) : Lockheed P-38 Lightning and Curtiss P-40 and North American P-51 Mustang and North American T-28 Trojan.

In front of the camera, a North American T-6 with (profile) Vought F4U Corsair (reg. N83782) hidding another North American T-28 Trojan.

Bell OH-58 Kiowa

Learjet 25B

Another aircraft filmed anonymously.

Airshow, the Return (background aircraft)

Grumman G-21 Goose (JRF-1)

Reg. N87U constructed as a JRF-1 for the United States Navy with BuNo 87732. Once on the civil registry as G-21A, worn first N9544C (1958-1964).

Various Aircraft

1: North American T-6;
2: N4994V (former US Navy BuNo 93879) Grumman F6F Hellcat. Crashed in 2005 after colliding with power lines;
3: unidentified (Pitts Special ?);
4: N166ER North American T-28 Trojan (was first BuNo 140539 then N4993Y and N36NA since 2012);
5: Photo Fanny;
6: Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (hidden by the tent);
7: N409Z Douglas A-1 Skyraider (BuNo 126997 wearing the colorful paint of VA-176 / USS INTREPID);
8: P-40 (see next sub-section);
9: Bell AH-1 Cobra.

Various Aircraft

(left to right)
423314 : Lockheed P-38J Lightning built in 1944 s/n 44-23314 (more on this common aircraft on the disccussion tab);
N65SF : Beechcraft F90 King Air c/n LA-18 built in 1980 (was first N22JW and since 2011 N84JL);
Two Bell UH-1 (D or H) Iroquois "Huey"s;
Reg. N9654X Cessna 210B.

Bell AH-1 Cobra & Grumman TBM-3 Avenger

Cobra on the left and TBM-3 passing in the distance (seen again later, details in this section).

Various Aircraft

(left to right)
Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet;
North American B-25 Mitchell (left tail);
Douglas A-1 Skyraider;
Bell AH-1 Cobra.

Various Aircraft

(left to right)
Beechcraft F90 King Air (N65SF);
Lockheed P-38J Lightning s/n 44-23314 Joltin' Josie;
Curtiss P-40N-5-CU;
Over the King Air and the D-Day stripes, rotor of a Bell helicopter;
(behind of the P-38 and P-40) N9654X Cessna 210B.

Curtiss P-40N-5-CU

Reg. NL85104 was built as P-40N and was on strength as a Kittyhawk IV with the Royal Canadian Air Force (s/n 858). Get actual registration on 1980 and is part of the Planes of Fame Air Museum. During the 2010s, he wore desert camouflage and the markings of the 325th Fighter Group (similar to those seen in Fortress).

Bell AH-1 Cobra & Bell UH-1 Iroquois

Blurred, on the parking behind the B-25 : a Cobra on the left, alongside three Hueys.

Vought F4U-1A Corsair

Reg. N83782 Vought F4U-1A Corsair built in 1942 and delivered to the US navy as BuNo 17799. New paint (799) from 2008 and another one (K on the tail) in 2021 for a new movie. Part of the Planes of Fame Air Museum.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).

Grumman TBM-3 Avenger

Grumman TBM-3 (an Avenger manufactured by General Motors) c/n 7154, BuNo 91264 for the US Navy. Registered in 1973 as N7835C for the Planes of Fame Air Museum. Paint as seen until 2006 (?); now tail with a small black 46 in a white triangle.

(background) Bell UH-1 (D or H) Iroquois.

North American P-51D Mustang

North American P-51D Mustang or maybe one of the former Bolivian Air Force Cavalier F-51D recently bought by some Canadian or American private owner.

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See also

• Forever Young (1992) at IMDb
• Forever Young (1992 film) at Wikipedia
• Forever Young (1992) at IMCDb