Tarantula
Movie (1955)
Starring:
John Agar (Dr. Matt Hastings)
Mara Corday (Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton)
Leo G. Carroll (Prof. Gerald Deemer)
Nestor Paiva (Sheriff Jack Andrews)
Ross Elliott (Joe Burch)
Edwin Rand (Lt. John Nolan)
A spider escapes from an isolated desert laboratory experimenting in giantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.
Cessna 170B
Reg. N8157A Cessna 170B c/n 25009 built in 1952 that appears in the film is to date (November 2023) still operational in Los Angeles County.
A day for night action:
Republic P-84B-26-RE Thunderjet
PS-586 Republic P-84B-26-RE Thunderjet s/n 46-586 built in 1946.
In 1948 to USAF 37th FS, 14th FG with buzz number recoded FS-586. 1950: Massachusetts Air National Guard 101st FS. 1951: USAF 127th PTG.
Lockheed P-80A-1-LO Shooting Star
Archive footage showing Lockheed P-80A-1-LO Shooting Star with Buzz Number...
FT-268 is serial 44-85268 c/n 080-1291 modified as RF-80A-15-LO before being written off in 1952;
FT-305 s/n 85305 (c/n 080-1328) crashed on 16 September 1947 near Valpariso, Florida (USA);
FT-330 s/n 85330 (c/n 080-1353) would be modified as RF-80A-15-LO. Was still flying in 1954;
FT-334 s/n 85334 (c/n 080-1357) upgraded to F-80C-11-LO.
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