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<b>Movie (1957)<br></b> | <b>Movie (1957)<br></b> | ||
| − | + | Italian title: <b>Il mostro dei cieli<br></b> | |
| − | + | West German title: <b>Angriff der Riesenkralle<br></b> | |
| − | West | + | Brazilian title: <b>O Ataque Vem do Polo</b> |
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Louis Merrill (Pierre Broussard)<br> | Louis Merrill (Pierre Broussard)<br> | ||
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During a flight test, Mitch MacAfee -a military pilot- witness a UFO. Despite a scramble, no other pilot meet the phenomena and radar stations record nothing. But soon, strange facts occur until the liaison aircraft in which Mitch is travelling crashes following an air attack. | During a flight test, Mitch MacAfee -a military pilot- witness a UFO. Despite a scramble, no other pilot meet the phenomena and radar stations record nothing. But soon, strange facts occur until the liaison aircraft in which Mitch is travelling crashes following an air attack. | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Lockheed F-94 Starfire | Lockheed F-94B Starfire ]] == | + | == [[:Category: Lockheed F-94 Starfire|Lockheed F-94B Starfire]] == |
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[[Image:TGiantClaw_F-94.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_F-94.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:TGiantClaw_F-94_scramble.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_F-94_scramble.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
== [[:Category: Northrop F-89 Scorpion|Northrop F-89D Scorpion]] == | == [[:Category: Northrop F-89 Scorpion|Northrop F-89D Scorpion]] == | ||
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[[Image:TGiantClaw_F-89.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_F-89.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:TGiantClaw_F-89_radada.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_F-89_radada.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:TGiantClaw_what.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_what.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Bell | + | == [[:Category: Bell 47J Ranger|Bell 47J Ranger]] == |
[[Image:TGiantClaw_Bell_47.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_Bell_47.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:TGiantClaw_Sikorsky_S-55.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_Sikorsky_S-55.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star]] == | + | == [[:Category: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star|Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star]] == |
| + | [[Image:TGiantClaw_P-80.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | Code FT-508. | ||
| + | [[Image:TGiantClaw_P-80_FT-508.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: North American F-86D Sabre|North American F-86D-40-NA Sabre]] == | ||
| + | Buzz number FU-861, serial 52-3861 from 85th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. Same aircraft in other works at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing)]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:TGiantClaw_F-86D_FU-861.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Republic F-84 Thunderjet | Republic F-84E Thunderjet]] == | ||
| + | [[Image:TGiantClaw_F-94-facing.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| + | == [[:Category: Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star|Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star]] == | ||
In the background. | In the background. | ||
[[Image:TGiantClaw_T-33.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_T-33.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
== [[:Category: North American B-25 Mitchell|North American TB-25 Mitchell]] == | == [[:Category: North American B-25 Mitchell|North American TB-25 Mitchell]] == | ||
| − | Aircraft of the Air National Guard. Tail twin gun replaced by an unknown system. S/n | + | Aircraft of the Air National Guard. Tail twin gun replaced by an unknown system. S/n 44-30(25?). |
[[Image:TGiantClaw_NA_B-25_ANG.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:TGiantClaw_NA_B-25_ANG.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
Last aerial scene is performed through a rude model. | Last aerial scene is performed through a rude model. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050432/ The Giant Claw at IMDb] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giant_Claw The Giant Claw at Wikipedia] |
| − | * [ | + | * [https://www.imcdb.org/movie_50432-The-Giant-Claw.html The Giant Claw at IMCDb] |
[[Category: Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck]] | [[Category: Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Bell | + | [[Category: Bell 47J Ranger]] |
[[Category: Douglas C-54 Skymaster]] | [[Category: Douglas C-54 Skymaster]] | ||
[[Category: Lockheed F-94 Starfire]] | [[Category: Lockheed F-94 Starfire]] | ||
[[Category: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star]] | [[Category: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star]] | ||
| − | [[Category: North American B-25 Mitchell]] | + | [[Category: Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star]] |
| − | [[Category: Northrop F-89 Scorpion]] | + | [[Category: North American B-25 Mitchell]] |
| + | [[Category: North American F-86D Sabre]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Northrop F-89 Scorpion]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Republic F-84 Thunderjet]] | ||
[[Category: Sikorsky H-19]] | [[Category: Sikorsky H-19]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:58, 23 February 2024
Movie (1957)
Italian title: Il mostro dei cieli
West German title: Angriff der Riesenkralle
Brazilian title: O Ataque Vem do Polo
Starring:
Jeff Morrow (Mitch MacAfee)
Mara Corday (Sally Caldwell)
Morris Ankrum (Lieutenant General Edward Considine)
Louis Merrill (Pierre Broussard)
During a flight test, Mitch MacAfee -a military pilot- witness a UFO. Despite a scramble, no other pilot meet the phenomena and radar stations record nothing. But soon, strange facts occur until the liaison aircraft in which Mitch is travelling crashes following an air attack.
Lockheed F-94B Starfire
Northrop F-89D Scorpion
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
Douglas C-54B Skymaster
Continuity error : it's something like a Boeing B-29 which crashes after the Beast's attack.
Unidentified Aircraft
Probably a drawing of a Douglas DC-4.
Bell 47J Ranger
Sikorsky S-55
Another continuity error : when seen by profile, the Bell helicopter becomes a Sikorsky one !
Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Code FT-508.
North American F-86D-40-NA Sabre
Buzz number FU-861, serial 52-3861 from 85th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Republic F-84E Thunderjet
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
In the background.
North American TB-25 Mitchell
Aircraft of the Air National Guard. Tail twin gun replaced by an unknown system. S/n 44-30(25?).
Last aerial scene is performed through a rude model.
North American B-25D Mitchell
Footage from 30 Seconds over Tokyo.
41-29754 worn the nose art of Ruptured Duck piloted by Lieutenant Ted Lawson during the famous raid; he later wrote the eponymous book from which the movie was inspired.
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