Bat*21
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Movie (1988)
French title : Air Force Bat 21
Starring:
Gene Hackman (Lt. Col. Iceal Hambelton)
Danny Glover (Capt. Bartholomew Clark)
Jerry Reed (Col. George Walker)
David Marshall Grant (Ross Carver)
Clayton Rohner (Sgt. Harley Rumbaugh)
A 53 years old Lieutenant Colonel, expert in missile intelligence, is stranded in a Vietnam war zone after his electronic reconnaissance plane is shot down by a Sam-2 missile. The movie tells the story of his difficult rescue. Based (loosely) on a true story.
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
Douglas EB-66 Destroyer
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The electronic reconnaissance version of the Douglas B-66 Destroyer (in fact, a model was used for the movie; see [1] for a picture of the real plane).
Cessna 337A Super Skymaster
Registration N5301S, c/n 3370401. Acting as a military O-2 Skymaster.
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A view of the rear coaxial engine and the twin tail booms of the Skymaster. Notice that this is in fact a civil version of the plane: here [2] is a picture of the military version with additional glass panes for better visibility, and no propeller cones.
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (as HH-3E Jolly Green Giant)
Northrop F-5
North American F-100D-50 NH Super Sabre
s/n 55-2881.
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