Areeda Pattern Altitude Joined Aug 21, 2005 Messages 2,188 Location Los Angeles, CA Display Name Display name: Areeda Apr 25, 2008 #1 One of my favorite aviation pics but I don't know what the plane is. Any help is appreciated. Joe Attachments StoogesHandProp2.jpg 164.9 KB · Views: 54
TangoWhiskey Touchdown! Greaser! Joined Feb 23, 2005 Messages 14,210 Location Midlothian, TX Display Name Display name: 3Green Apr 25, 2008 #2 It looks like they are all wearing the same clothes in this picture, identified as being taken around a 1943 Columbia (edit: 1943 Columbia PICTURES still, not a Columbia Biplane): http://www.cvtreasures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1521 Hopefully the still will provide more details to help identify the plane. The landing gear is certainly distinctive. Last edited: Apr 25, 2008
It looks like they are all wearing the same clothes in this picture, identified as being taken around a 1943 Columbia (edit: 1943 Columbia PICTURES still, not a Columbia Biplane): http://www.cvtreasures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1521 Hopefully the still will provide more details to help identify the plane. The landing gear is certainly distinctive.
alaskaflyer Final Approach Joined Feb 18, 2006 Messages 7,544 Location Smith Valley, Nevada Display Name Display name: Alaskaflyer Apr 25, 2008 #3 I would bet my bippy it is a Stearman, looking at the landing gear, but which model - that is the question.
I would bet my bippy it is a Stearman, looking at the landing gear, but which model - that is the question.
TangoWhiskey Touchdown! Greaser! Joined Feb 23, 2005 Messages 14,210 Location Midlothian, TX Display Name Display name: 3Green Apr 25, 2008 #4 It's from the 1943 film Dizzy Pilots. You can get lots of good shots of it here in part 2 of 2: Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKpK50BpypI
It's from the 1943 film Dizzy Pilots. You can get lots of good shots of it here in part 2 of 2: Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKpK50BpypI
alaskaflyer Final Approach Joined Feb 18, 2006 Messages 7,544 Location Smith Valley, Nevada Display Name Display name: Alaskaflyer Apr 25, 2008 #5 Watching the video (I love it!) it appears that the airplane model changes throughout the scenes...go figure Attachments test (00-00-42.000).jpg 8.4 KB · Views: 20 test (00-01-25.750).jpg 6.3 KB · Views: 17 test (00-03-08.291).jpg 5.8 KB · Views: 13 Last edited: Apr 25, 2008
Watching the video (I love it!) it appears that the airplane model changes throughout the scenes...go figure