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Latest revision as of 19:42, 15 September 2023
Movie (1951)
Starring:
Ron Hagerthy (Rick Williams)
Dick Wesson (Mike Nolan)
Janice Rule (Nell Wayne)
Hayden Rorke (Chaplain)
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
Drawing on the sign for Travis Air Force Base.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain & Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Two Skytrains to the right of the center bar and a Skymaster to the left.
Curtiss C-46 Commando & Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Boeing C-97A Stratofreighter & Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Serial 48-399, c/n 16011. C-54 Skymaster in the background at left.
Boeing C-97A Stratofreighter
Serial 49-2600, c/n 16222.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas DC-6
Douglas C-54E Skymaster
Two Skymasters on the right, tail of C-97A Stratofreighter 49-2600 (listed above) at left.
Serial 44-9069, c/n 27295 of the USAF-MATS.
Boeing KB-29M Superfortress
Serial 44-62314, c/n 11791. Named Gas Gobbler, this aircraft took part in an around-the-world trip in 1948 alongside two other B-29s, one of which crashed mid-journey.
While originally built as a B-29A-45, details like "No Smoking within 50 ft." written on the forward landing gear door, additional equipment attached to the bottom of the rear of the fuselage, and the circle R tail logo of the 509th Air Refueling Squadron, indicate that it has been converted into a KB-29M tanker.
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