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Right Stuff Hawker Hunter

Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:43 am

The Hunter was used in the opening scene. At the time it was owned by Al Hansen of Mojave. It is now on static display at the Edwards AFB Air Museum.

Re: Right Stuff Hawker Hunter

Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:27 pm

svekalex wrote:The Hunter was used in the opening scene. At the time it was owned by Al Hansen of Mojave. It is now on static display at the Edwards AFB Air Museum.


You sure? Hanson's Hunter was N72602 which I thought was destroyed in an accident in 2000. Or did he have more than one?

Hanson's Meteor is on display at Edwards.

Jim

Right Stuff

Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:01 pm

Yes I meant to say Al 's Meteor is on display at Edwards. Yes that was Al's Hunter which was sold and crashed on approach into CHINO.

Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:13 pm

Thanks for the interesting info..I will have to buy the DVD now....

Any idea as to whom supplied the F-86 and T-33's? Were they museum aircraft used perhaps?

Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:44 pm

tom d. friedman wrote:chris, very clever!!! i just figured it was a model, i never looked that close. they did a great job on the disguising of the hunter. you are quite the authority on this movie chris!!!!! pretty cool 8) thanks, tom


I always thought it was a model as well...

If I recall correctly, one of the main gears is hung is it flies by in the BBQ scene. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
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