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Con Air movie release poster.

Movie (1997)
French title : Les ailes de l'enfer

Starring:
Nicolas Cage (Cameron Poe)
John Cusack (U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin)
John Malkovich (Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom)
Ving Rhames (Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones)

Cameron Poe just wants a quiet flight home to see his daughter, but when the other passengers have another idea he is torn between his committment to his family, friends and morality.
Airport scenes filmed at Wendover Airport (ENV/KENV) and Ogden Airport (OGD/KOGD) in Utah.

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

Seen briefly in the Rangers montage.

Operation Desert Storm archive footage.

Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight

Also in the Rangers montage.

Operation Desert Storm archive footage.

Fairchild C-123K Provider

Reg. N709RR s/n 54-0709, c/n 20158.
The Jail Bird, or Con Air, is hijacked by the prisoners.

US Marshal Larkin supervises the "Jail Bird" as it is loaded up.

Landing on the Las Vegas Strip.

After crash-landing on the Strip.

Close encounter.

Larkin and Devers in front of Con Air.

Bell 206B JetRanger III

One of these helicopters is registered N5739V.

Bell AH-1 Cobra

Seen throughout the final parts of the movie chasing after The Jail Bird.

Pair of AH-1s.

Beechcraft Model 18

Transponder decoy plane.

Uncle Bob's Scenic Tours.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

Acompanies the Cobras during the decoy.

Cessna 150F

Rockwell Sabreliner

This aircraft with fake registration is used by Sandino to try and escape.
Possibly a 75A? Fake Reg. HK-723.

Convair T-29

This airplane (Possibly actual former US Air Force plane) is seen during the Junkyard ambush sequence.

Vickers 786D Viscount

(Missing picture).
Registration XA-MOS, c/n 334. Wearing Aerolineas Republica livery.
Same aircraft in other film at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

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-[[Image:Con_Air.jpg|thumb|right|400px|none|Con Air movie release poster]]
+[[Image:Con_Air.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|Con Air movie release poster.]]
-<b>Movie (1997) "R"</b><br>
+<b>Movie (1997)</b><br>
+French title : <b>Les ailes de l'enfer</b><br>
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+Cameron Poe just wants a quiet flight home to see his daughter, but when the other passengers have another idea he is torn between his committment to his family, friends and morality.<br>
+Airport scenes filmed at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Wendover Airport (ENV/KENV)]] and Ogden Airport (OGD/KOGD) in Utah.
-Cameron Poe just wants a quiet flight home to see his daughter, but when the other passengers have another idea he is torn between his committment to his family, friends and morality.
+== [[:Category: Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion|Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]] ==
+Seen briefly in the Rangers montage.
+[[Image:ConCH-53.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Operation Desert Storm archive footage.]]
+== [[:Category: Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight|Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight]] ==
+Also in the Rangers montage.
+[[Image:ConCH-46.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Operation Desert Storm archive footage.]]
-== Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion ==
+== [[:Category: Fairchild C-123 Provider|Fairchild C-123K Provider]] ==
-Seen briefly in the Rangers' montage.
+Reg. N709RR s/n 54-0709, c/n 20158.<br>
-[[Image:ConCH-53.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
+The Jail Bird, or Con Air, is hijacked by the prisoners.
+[[Image:ConC-123.jpg|thumb|500px|none|US Marshal Larkin supervises the "Jail Bird" as it is loaded up.]]
-== Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight ==
+[[Image:CA4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Landing on the Las Vegas Strip.]]
-Also in the Rangers' montage.
+[[Image:CA2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|After crash-landing on the Strip.]]
-[[Image:ConCH-46.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
+[[Image:ConC-123_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Close encounter.]]
-== [[:Category:Fairchild C-123 Provider|Fairchild C-123K Provider]] (N709RR) ==
-The Jailbird, or Con Air, is hijacked by the prisoners.
-[[Image:ConC-123.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 [[Image:ConC-123_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Larkin and Devers in front of Con Air.]]
-[[Image:ConC-123_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Close encounter.]]
-== [[:Category:Bell 206|Bell 206B]] ==
+== [[:Category: Bell 206|Bell 206B JetRanger III]] ==
 One of these helicopters is registered N5739V.
 [[Image:Con206.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
-== [[:Category:Bell AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1 Cobra]] ==
+== [[:Category: Bell AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1 Cobra]] ==
-Seen throughout the final parts of the movie chasing after The Jailbird
+Seen throughout the final parts of the movie chasing after The Jail Bird.
+[[Image:CA1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 [[Image:ConAH-1_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 [[Image:ConAH-1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Pair of AH-1s.]]
-== [[:Category:Beechcraft Model 18|Beechcraft Model 18]] ==
+== [[:Category: Beechcraft Model 18|Beechcraft Model 18]] ==
-Transponder decoy plane
+Transponder decoy plane.
 [[Image:ConBeech_18.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Uncle Bob's Scenic Tours.]]
-== [[:Category:Bell UH-1|Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] ==
+== [[:Category: Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] ==
 Acompanies the Cobras during the decoy.
 [[Image:ConUH-1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
+[[Image:CA1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
-== [[:Category:Cessna 150/152|Cessna 150/152]] ==
+== [[:Category: Cessna 150/152|Cessna 150F]] ==
 [[Image:ConCessna.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
-== Unidentified Aircraft (HK-723) ==
+== [[:Category: North American-Rockwell Sabreliner|Rockwell Sabreliner]] ==
-This unknown aircraft with fake registration is used by Sandino to try and escape.
+This aircraft with fake registration is used by Sandino to try and escape.<br>
+Possibly a 75A? Fake Reg. HK-723.
 [[Image:ConUnknown.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
+== [[:Category: Convair C-131 Samaritan|Convair T-29]] ==
+This airplane (Possibly actual former US Air Force plane) is seen during the Junkyard ambush sequence.
+[[Image:CA3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
+== [[:Category:Vickers Viscount|Vickers 786D Viscount]] ==
+(Missing picture). <br>
+Registration XA-MOS, c/n 334. Wearing Aerolineas Republica livery.<br>
+Same aircraft in other film at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
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+{{Footnote}}
-* [[Complete List]]<br>
-* [[Movies]]<br>
-* [[Television]]</font>
 == See also ==
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880/ Con Air at IMDb]<br>
+* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880/ Con Air at IMDb]
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Air Con Air at Wikipedia]<br>
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Air Con Air at Wikipedia]
+* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=118880 Con Air at IMCDb]
-[[Category:Bell UH-1]]
+[[Category: Beechcraft Model 18]]
-[[Category:Bell 206]]
+[[Category: Bell 206]]
-[[Category:Fairchild C-123 Provider]]
+[[Category: Bell AH-1 Cobra]]
-[[Category:Bell AH-1 Cobra]]
+[[Category: Bell UH-1 Iroquois]]
-[[Category:Beechcraft Model 18]]
+[[Category: Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight]]
-[[Category:Category:Cessna 150/152]]
+[[Category: Cessna 150/152]]
+[[Category: Convair C-131 Samaritan]]
+[[Category: Fairchild C-123 Provider]]
+[[Category: North American-Rockwell Sabreliner]]
+[[Category: Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion]]
+[[Category: Vickers Viscount]]