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Does anyone know which aircraft and what aviation locations were used in the 2008 film 'The Flyboys' (AKA Sky Kids')?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357668/

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Here is a link to an article in Smithsonian's Air & Space Mag. about the making of Fly Boys.
It should answer a lot of your questions and have some pretty pics to boot!

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-f ... yboys.html
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I think they are talking about a different movie.

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Two kids from a small town accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357668/

Filming locations for The Flyboys (2008)

Hurricane, Utah, USA

Mesquite, Nevada, USA

Nevada, USA

St. George, Utah, USA

http://www.theflyboysmovie.com/
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Oops! :oops:

Sorry, I should read more thoroughly.
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With Steven Baldwin, it's sure to be a winner :lol:

Anyone else notice the '70 Chevelle morphing into a '68 ?

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DanteC wrote:
With Steven Baldwin, it's sure to be a winner :lol:

Anyone else notice the '70 Chevelle morphing into a '68 ?


Yeah Dante....Like there are no differences between the 68 and the 70 Chevelle that even Helen Keller wouldn't notice.

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the word "THE" kept the copyright lawyers & gold diggers from suing on the title of the new movie.....:roll:

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