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==  [[:Category: Cessna 190/195| Cessna LC-126R]]  ==
 
==  [[:Category: Cessna 190/195| 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.<br>
 
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>
Registration 91953, c/n 49-1953.Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].  
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Registration 91953, c/n 49-1953. Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].  
[[Image: Lc126tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg.91953 Cessna LC-126R of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
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[[Image: Lc126tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 91953 Cessna LC-126R of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
  
 
==  [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress| Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress]]  ==
 
==  [[: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.<br>
 
Arctic SAR versions of the B-17.  "Cockpit" scenes appear to be using a C-47.<br>
 
Registration 483595, c/n 44-83595.
 
Registration 483595, c/n 44-83595.
[[Image: Sb17tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg.483595 Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress of the USAF-Air Research Squadron.]]
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[[Image: Sb17tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 483595 Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress of the USAF-Air Research Squadron.]]
  
 
==  North American F-82H Twin Mustang  ==
 
==  North American F-82H Twin Mustang  ==
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Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing.  Aircraft is in Arctic colors.<br>
 
Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing.  Aircraft is in Arctic colors.<br>
 
Registration AR451, c/n 45-5451. CG-15A redisignated C-15A in 1948, development of the former CG-4A.
 
Registration AR451, c/n 45-5451. CG-15A redisignated C-15A in 1948, development of the former CG-4A.
[[Image: Waco.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg.AR451 Waco G-15A of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
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[[Image: Waco.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. AR451 Waco G-15A of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
  
 
==  [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47B Skytrain]]  ==
 
==  [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47B Skytrain]]  ==
 
Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.<br>
 
Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.<br>
 
Registration 5894, c/n 45-894.
 
Registration 5894, c/n 45-894.
[[Image: C47tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg.5894 Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
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[[Image: C47tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 5894 Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
  
 
==  [[:Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker| Convair B-36C Peacemaker]]  ==
 
==  [[:Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker| Convair B-36C Peacemaker]]  ==
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{{Footnote}}
 
{{Footnote}}
 
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048735/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 Top of the World at  IMDb]
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048735/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 Top of the World at  IMDb]

Revision as of 17:58, 10 January 2013

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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