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==  [[:Category: Cessna 190/195| Cessna LC-126]]  ==
 
==  [[:Category: Cessna 190/195| Cessna 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.
 
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.
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[[Image: Lc126tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Cessna LC-126.]]  
  
==  [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress| Boeing SB-17G/B-17H Flying Fortress]]  ==
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==  [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress| Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress]]  ==
 
Arctic SAR versions of the B-17.  "Cockpit" scenes appear to be using a C-47.
 
Arctic SAR versions of the B-17.  "Cockpit" scenes appear to be using a C-47.
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[[Image: Sb17tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress.]]  
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==  North American F-82 Twin Mustang  ==
 
==  North American F-82 Twin Mustang  ==
Several scenes on the ground, taxiing, takeoff, inflight, and landing  
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Several scenes on the ground, taxiing, takeoff, inflight, and landing.
[[File:F82tow.jpg]]
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[[Image: F82tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| North American F-82 Twin Mustang.]]  
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==  [[:Category: Waco CG-4A| Waco CG-4A]]  ==
 
==  [[:Category: Waco CG-4A| Waco CG-4A]]  ==
 
Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing.  Aircraft is in Arctic colors.
 
Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing.  Aircraft is in Arctic colors.
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[[Image: Waco.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Waco CG-4A.]]  
  
==  [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47]]  ==
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==  [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47 Skytrain]]  ==
 
Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.
 
Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.
[[File:C47tow.jpg]]
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[[Image: C47tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Douglas C-47 Skytrain.]]  
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==  [[:Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker| Convair B-36C Peacemaker]]  ==
 
==  [[:Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker| Convair B-36C Peacemaker]]  ==
 
Movie ends with ground footage of flyby by formation of early B-36s (no jet engines).
 
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.]]
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[[Category: Cessna 190/195]]  
 
[[Category: Cessna 190/195]]  
 
[[Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]]  
 
[[Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]]  
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[[Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain]]
 
[[Category: Waco CG-4A]]
 
[[Category: Waco CG-4A]]
[[Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain]]
 

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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-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.

Cessna LC-126.


Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress

Arctic SAR versions of the B-17. "Cockpit" scenes appear to be using a C-47.

Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress.


North American F-82 Twin Mustang

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

North American F-82 Twin Mustang.


Waco CG-4A

Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing. Aircraft is in Arctic colors.

Waco CG-4A.


Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain.


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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