Top of the World (1955)

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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.

Aircraft:

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

Waco CG-4A Glider: Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing. Aircraft is in Arctic colors.

Convair B-36C Peacemaker: Ground shots of formation of early B-36s (no jet engines).

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