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'''Movie (1955)'''
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[[Image:  MPW-29912.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none | <i> Top of the World </i> movie poster.]]
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<b> Movie (1955)</b><br>
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<b>Starring:</b><br>
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Dale Robertson (Major Lee Gannon)<br>
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Frank Lovejoy  (Major Brad Cantrell)<br>
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Nancy Gates  (Lt. Mary Ross)<br>
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Evelyn Keyes (Virgie Rayne)<br>
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'''Starring'''
 
Dale Robertson (Major Lee Gannon)
 
Frank Lovejoy  (Major Brad Cantrell)
 
Nancy Gates  (Lt. Mary Ross)
 
Evelyn Keyes (Virgie Rayne)
 
  
 
The commander of a hotshot (but aging) pilot decides he doesn't have the reflexes for flying jets, and sends him to support a scientific effort in the Arctic.
 
The commander of a hotshot (but aging) pilot decides he doesn't have the reflexes for flying jets, and sends him to support a scientific effort in the Arctic.
  
'''Aircraft:'''
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== [[:Category: Cessna 190/195| Cessna LC-126R]] ==
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Military version of the Cessna 195 on skis:  Shows it landing in an open field and taking off again, with the pilot rocking the elevators and rudders to keep the skis from sticking.<br>
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Registration 91953, c/n 49-1953. Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
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[[Image: Lc126tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 91953 Cessna LC-126R of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
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== [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress| Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress]] ==
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Arctic SAR versions of the B-17.  "Cockpit" scenes appear to be using a C-47.<br>
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Registration 483595, c/n 44-83595.
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[[Image: Sb17tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 483595 Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress of the USAF-Air Research Squadron.]]
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== [[:Category: North American F-82 Twin Mustang|North American F-82H Twin Mustang]] ==
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Several scenes on the ground, taxiing, takeoff, inflight, and landing.
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[[Image: F82tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| North American F-82H Twin Mustang of the USAF.]]
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== Waco G-15A ==
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Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing.  Aircraft is in Arctic colors.<br>
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Registration AR451, c/n 45-5451. CG-15A redisignated C-15A in 1948, development of the former CG-4A.
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[[Image: Waco.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. AR451 Waco G-15A of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
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== [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47B Skytrain]] ==
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Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.<br>
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Registration 5894, c/n 45-894.
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[[Image: C47tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 5894 Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
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== [[:Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker| Convair B-36C Peacemaker]] ==
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Movie ends with ground footage of flyby by formation of early B-36s (no jet engines).
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[[Image: B36ctow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Convair B-36C Peacemaker.]]
  
[[LC-126]] (military version of the Cessna 195) on skis:  Shows it landing in an open field and taking off again, with the pilot rocking the elevators and rudders to keep the skis from sticking.
 
 
[[SB-17/B-17H]]: Arctic SAR versions of the B-17.
 
  
[[F-82 Twin Mustang]]: Several scenes on the ground, taxiing, takeoff, inflight, and landing
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{{Footnote}}
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== See also ==
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048735/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 Top of the World at IMDb]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_World_(1955_film) Top of the World (1955) at Wikipedia]
  
[[Waco CG-4A Glider]]: Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing.  Aircraft is in Arctic colors.
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[[Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]
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[[Category: Cessna 190/195]]
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[[Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]]  
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[[Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain]]
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[[Category: North American F-82 Twin Mustang]]

Latest revision as of 10:40, 30 June 2019

Top of the World movie poster.

Movie (1955)


Starring:
Dale Robertson (Major Lee Gannon)
Frank Lovejoy (Major Brad Cantrell)
Nancy Gates (Lt. Mary Ross)
Evelyn Keyes (Virgie Rayne)


The commander of a hotshot (but aging) pilot decides he doesn't have the reflexes for flying jets, and sends him to support a scientific effort in the Arctic.

Cessna LC-126R

Military version of the Cessna 195 on skis: Shows it landing in an open field and taking off again, with the pilot rocking the elevators and rudders to keep the skis from sticking.
Registration 91953, c/n 49-1953. Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg. 91953 Cessna LC-126R of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.

Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress

Arctic SAR versions of the B-17. "Cockpit" scenes appear to be using a C-47.
Registration 483595, c/n 44-83595.

Reg. 483595 Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress of the USAF-Air Research Squadron.

North American F-82H Twin Mustang

Several scenes on the ground, taxiing, takeoff, inflight, and landing.

North American F-82H Twin Mustang of the USAF.

Waco G-15A

Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing. Aircraft is in Arctic colors.
Registration AR451, c/n 45-5451. CG-15A redisignated C-15A in 1948, development of the former CG-4A.

Reg. AR451 Waco G-15A of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.

Douglas C-47B Skytrain

Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.
Registration 5894, c/n 45-894.

Reg. 5894 Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.

Convair B-36C Peacemaker

Movie ends with ground footage of flyby by formation of early B-36s (no jet engines).

Convair B-36C Peacemaker.


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