Sea Hunt
TV Series (1958-1961)
Starring:
Lloyd Bridges (Mike Nelson)
(Synopsis needed)
Season One
Convair F2Y Sea Dart
Ep. 1.01 Sixty Feet Below
On 4 November 1954, Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart, BuNo 135762, disintegrated in midair over San Diego Bay killing Charles E. Richbourg.
In this episode, the pilot (Jim Cock) is just prisonner of the sunk aircraft (named XF-190).
The experimental aircraft is played by XF2Y-1 prototype (BuNo 137634) with its original J-34 engines and twin ski (retracted here).
Sea Darts have a twin ski basic configuration but the first protytpe was upgraded at the end of 1954 with new J-46 engines and a large single ski. It's probably this one seen in the landing accident scene.
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Ep. 1.01 Sixty Feet Below
Bell 47G
Ep. 1.01 Sixty Feet Below
Grumman F9F Panther
Ep. 1.01 Sixty Feet Below
Close ups on the cockpit doesn't display the Sea Dart's "V" windshield (common with the Convair F-102 or F-106). It's probably a Grumman F9F (Panther or Cougar).
Grumman JRF-5 Goose
Seen in several episodes.
Registration N1543V, c/n B-41 built in 1944.
Ep. 1.35 The Amphibian
Unidentified Episode.
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