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Hamsterbear
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That last photo is of the pilots who flew the B-25's in the movie "Catch-22".
That photo is on location, and is the one painted up as "Vestal Vergin"
Notice the squadron patches on the jackets.
The Catch-22's budget could only accommodate 17 flyable B-25 Mitchells, and an additional non-flyable hulk was acquired in Mexico, made barely ferry-able and flown with landing gear down to the Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico filming location, only to be burned and destroyed in the landing crash scene. The wreck was then buried in the ground next to the runway, where it remains to this day.
Paramount planned to film the Catch-22 aerial sequences for six weeks but the production required three months to shoot and the bombers flew a total of about 1,500 hours. They would appear on screen for 12 minutes.
Fifteen of the 18 bombers used in the film still remain intact, including one on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.[2]
6A B-25H-1NA 43-4513 (N1203), Olive Drab B-25C, Unknown - Camera ship
6B B-25J-30NC 44-86843 (N3507G), " Passionette Paulette 03507G ", Olive Drab B-25J, Grisson AFB, Indiana (D)
6C B-25J-25NC 44-29939 (N9456Z), (girl on bomb) 09456Z ", Camouflage B-25J Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA (A)
6D B-25J-30NC 44-31032 (N3174G), " Free, Fast and Ready 13174G ", Olive Drab B-25J March AFB, CA (D)
6F B-25J-15NC 43-28925 (N7687G), " Superman ", Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX (A)
6G B-25J-5NC 43-28204 (N9856C), " Booby Trap 39856C ", Olive Drab B-25J, Aero Traders, Chino, CA (A)
6H B-25J-25NC 44-30748 (N8195H), " Miss Renee 38195H ", Camouflage B-25J,, Milan S. Pupich, Van Nuy, CA (A)
6I B-25J-30NC 44-30925 (N9494Z), " Laden Maiden ", Desert Tan B-25J, Brussels Air Museum Foundation, Belgium (R)
6J B-25J-30NC 44-86701 (N7681C), " Annzas " - 25 missions, Camouflage B-25J, Musee de l'Air, Paris - Destroyed Hanger Fire
6K B-25J-25NC 44-30801 (N3699G), " Vestal Virgin 13699G ", Olive Drab B-25J, American Aeronautical Foundation, Camarillo, CA (A)
6M B-25J-20NC 44-29366 (N9115Z), " aBominable Snowman ", Olive Drab B-25J, RAF Bomber Command Museum, London (D)
6N B-25H-1NA 43-4432 (N10V), " Berlin Express 410V ", Camouflage B-25J, EAA museum, Oshkosh, WI (D)
6Q B-25J-25NC 44-30077 (N2849G), " The Denver Dumper ", Olive Drab B-25J, Pacific Aviation Museum, Honolulu, HI (D)
6S B-25J-35NC 44-8843 (XB-HEY), Camouflage B-25C Destroyed
6V B-25J-25NC 44-30493 (N9451Z), " Dumbo 39451Z ", Olive Drab B-25C, Malmstrom AFB CA (D)
6W B-25J-25NC 44-30649 (N9452Z), " Hot Pants 32452Z ", B-25C, Maxwell AFB (D)
6Y B-25J-20NC 44-29887 (N10564), " 6Y Luscious Lulu " in film, " 6M Carol Jean " in real life. 19 missions, Olive Drab, NASM, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA (D)
6? B-25J-25NC 44-30823 (N1042B), (nude on bomb) Olive Drab - Camera ship Jim Terry, Fort Worth, TX (A)
B-25J Dumbo, nose section Tennessee Air Museum, Sevierville, TN (D)
That photo is on location, and is the one painted up as "Vestal Vergin"
Notice the squadron patches on the jackets.
The Catch-22's budget could only accommodate 17 flyable B-25 Mitchells, and an additional non-flyable hulk was acquired in Mexico, made barely ferry-able and flown with landing gear down to the Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico filming location, only to be burned and destroyed in the landing crash scene. The wreck was then buried in the ground next to the runway, where it remains to this day.
Paramount planned to film the Catch-22 aerial sequences for six weeks but the production required three months to shoot and the bombers flew a total of about 1,500 hours. They would appear on screen for 12 minutes.
Fifteen of the 18 bombers used in the film still remain intact, including one on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.[2]
6A B-25H-1NA 43-4513 (N1203), Olive Drab B-25C, Unknown - Camera ship
6B B-25J-30NC 44-86843 (N3507G), " Passionette Paulette 03507G ", Olive Drab B-25J, Grisson AFB, Indiana (D)
6C B-25J-25NC 44-29939 (N9456Z), (girl on bomb) 09456Z ", Camouflage B-25J Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA (A)
6D B-25J-30NC 44-31032 (N3174G), " Free, Fast and Ready 13174G ", Olive Drab B-25J March AFB, CA (D)
6F B-25J-15NC 43-28925 (N7687G), " Superman ", Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX (A)
6G B-25J-5NC 43-28204 (N9856C), " Booby Trap 39856C ", Olive Drab B-25J, Aero Traders, Chino, CA (A)
6H B-25J-25NC 44-30748 (N8195H), " Miss Renee 38195H ", Camouflage B-25J,, Milan S. Pupich, Van Nuy, CA (A)
6I B-25J-30NC 44-30925 (N9494Z), " Laden Maiden ", Desert Tan B-25J, Brussels Air Museum Foundation, Belgium (R)
6J B-25J-30NC 44-86701 (N7681C), " Annzas " - 25 missions, Camouflage B-25J, Musee de l'Air, Paris - Destroyed Hanger Fire
6K B-25J-25NC 44-30801 (N3699G), " Vestal Virgin 13699G ", Olive Drab B-25J, American Aeronautical Foundation, Camarillo, CA (A)
6M B-25J-20NC 44-29366 (N9115Z), " aBominable Snowman ", Olive Drab B-25J, RAF Bomber Command Museum, London (D)
6N B-25H-1NA 43-4432 (N10V), " Berlin Express 410V ", Camouflage B-25J, EAA museum, Oshkosh, WI (D)
6Q B-25J-25NC 44-30077 (N2849G), " The Denver Dumper ", Olive Drab B-25J, Pacific Aviation Museum, Honolulu, HI (D)
6S B-25J-35NC 44-8843 (XB-HEY), Camouflage B-25C Destroyed
6V B-25J-25NC 44-30493 (N9451Z), " Dumbo 39451Z ", Olive Drab B-25C, Malmstrom AFB CA (D)
6W B-25J-25NC 44-30649 (N9452Z), " Hot Pants 32452Z ", B-25C, Maxwell AFB (D)
6Y B-25J-20NC 44-29887 (N10564), " 6Y Luscious Lulu " in film, " 6M Carol Jean " in real life. 19 missions, Olive Drab, NASM, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA (D)
6? B-25J-25NC 44-30823 (N1042B), (nude on bomb) Olive Drab - Camera ship Jim Terry, Fort Worth, TX (A)
B-25J Dumbo, nose section Tennessee Air Museum, Sevierville, TN (D)
Hamsterbear
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This was the LAST large formation of WWII bombers ever flown, and will probably never be seen again. This movie was filmed in 1969 for a release in 1970, almost all the planes were quietly acquired by agents of the studio seperately- had it been known that "HOLLYWOOD" was going to source planes for a big budget film, the price per plane would have been much higher. Looking for flyable planes was undertaken by movie stunt pilot Frank Tallman's company, and they looked for corrosion free airframes with good wiring. Engine condition didn't matter, as it was easy to r&r a motor rather than deal with corroded planes or those that needed new wiring and plumbing. Many airframes were passed up in the search.Almost all the planes had to be refitted with turrets and bomb racks, a difficult task 24 years after WWII, and it would be almost impossible today. Most of the crews were ex-military, some actually flew during the war, and they wore authentic uniforms with whatever rank they last held in the military. Getting that many "old" planes in the air was extreemly dangerous, but the mass takeoff scene in the movie was well worth the risk. The entire airbase in the movie was constructed just for the film in Mexico, and supposedly the airstrip still exists today.
I have several Air Classic magazines from 1969 and later that detail the production, planes, and other behind the scenes info on the production. After the movie was filmed, all the planes were quickly sold off and scattered to the winds. This was all before the "warbird" movement began, and WWII planes weren't of much value.
-Brian
This was the LAST large formation of WWII bombers ever flown, and will probably never be seen again. This movie was filmed in 1969 for a release in 1970, almost all the planes were quietly acquired by agents of the studio seperately- had it been known that "HOLLYWOOD" was going to source planes for a big budget film, the price per plane would have been much higher. Looking for flyable planes was undertaken by movie stunt pilot Frank Tallman's company, and they looked for corrosion free airframes with good wiring. Engine condition didn't matter, as it was easy to r&r a motor rather than deal with corroded planes or those that needed new wiring and plumbing. Many airframes were passed up in the search.Almost all the planes had to be refitted with turrets and bomb racks, a difficult task 24 years after WWII, and it would be almost impossible today. Most of the crews were ex-military, some actually flew during the war, and they wore authentic uniforms with whatever rank they last held in the military. Getting that many "old" planes in the air was extreemly dangerous, but the mass takeoff scene in the movie was well worth the risk. The entire airbase in the movie was constructed just for the film in Mexico, and supposedly the airstrip still exists today.
I have several Air Classic magazines from 1969 and later that detail the production, planes, and other behind the scenes info on the production. After the movie was filmed, all the planes were quickly sold off and scattered to the winds. This was all before the "warbird" movement began, and WWII planes weren't of much value.
-Brian
Hamsterbear
Member
Frank Tallman ( notice the "Catch-22" sqdn patch) Apparently this was the actual patch from Joseph Hellers WWII B-25 unit in the MTO.
CBI
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When I was a child living in Orange County, California, my dad took me out to the Orange County Airfield which at that time was a little private strip/municipal airfield. Later it became/is John Wayne Airport. I remember there was a large sheet metal building/hanger that we parked in front of. My dad walked me around it to the flightline and most all of the Catch-22 B-25's were lined up there! I still remember this as being quite a sight, at least 12 lined up. We were able to walk around and have a look. 
CBI said:When I was a child living in Orange County, California, my dad took me out to the Orange County Airfield which at that time was a little private strip/municipal airfield. Later it became/is John Wayne Airport. I remember there was a large sheet metal building/hanger that we parked in front of. My dad walked me around it to the flightline and most all of the Catch-22 B-25's were lined up there! I still remember this as being quite a sight, at least 12 lined up. We were able to walk around and have a look.
Wow! What a great experience to have a child. No one will ever see such a sight again unless its from a film.
EMBLEMHUNTER
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This patch is the "actual" squadron patch and was originally made up by Flash Gordan artist for the unit and it is the 488th Bomb sqd, they had a Me-109 that had a slightly different version of this emblem paintd below the cockpit at oone time.Hamsterbear said:Frank Tallman ( notice the "Catch-22" sqdn patch) Apparently this was the actual patch from Joseph Hellers WWII B-25 unit in the MTO.
