A MAD LOOK at "CATCH 22"

Stoney · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 3:17 pm

I did 4 mass TO in Catch 22, I was 2nd on the first 2, 9th on the 3rd and 16th on the 4th, 9th was the wildest, losted the prop gov. on the 4th.

Jesse C. · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 4:43 pm

Had an old Air Classics mag with the story on the filming and the aircraft. Tallman said that if the lead plane had blown a tire on take off the fire would still be burning down in Mexico!

Speaking of Mexico, I wonder if that Mitchell they burned for the crash landing scene is still buried there. Apparently that plane was the only one the bought in Mexico and never flew it.

Who wants to go to mexico and dig for bomber parts?

DiggerWW2 · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 6:38 pm

Gang, Here's some more classic "CATCH 22" photos. Check'em Out: :lol:

JBrawner · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 7:52 pm

stoney you dont fly an L-bird now do ya? and maybe met up with the current owner and crew last year at Manitowoc Airshow last year by any chance?

Stoney · **Posted:** Wed May 09, 2007 10:50 pm

Frank Tallman did all the L-5 flying, Sam Taber ownes it now and he is an advertiser in our magazine, NATA Skylines. I saw it at OSH last year. Frank did that shot 4 times and on the last he got the hand of the dummy catch in the elevator, bought it back with no pitch control.

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2007 12:37 am

Must have been interesting for Martin Balsam, playing both Colonel Cathcart and Admiral Kimmel in the same year!

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