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Saw a movie that featured a Convair called View From the Top about flight attendants. I only saw the first 30 min, but it was funny. Anyone know whose Convair.

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Just looked at a theater trailer and it's a Martin 404 so that should thin the selection out a bunch

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If you want to see Convairs (and DC-6s) in a film, try the early 50s comedy Three Guys Named Mike.
New stewardess, Jane Wyman, is chased by three guys...a pilot, a businessman and a penniless college professor...guess who she picks?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLXB4JZ1ev0

Fun to see new American Airlines Convairs in action. They use the forward right door for servicing & boarding and it has built-in power stairs. Didn't know they still boarded on the right, just like AA's DC-3s.

It's a bit of nostalgia to when people got dressed for fltying, you weren't patted down and the planes were nicer than third world busses.

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I figure if you wanted my opinion on items unrelated to this forum, you'd ask for it.

Or, if it won't make your fillings ache, the Doris Day movie 'Julie' where she as a flight attendant has to land the 'Amalgamated Airlines' DC-4 she's on at a very baren looking SFO.

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It was N636X which I think is now grounded (Camarillo ?).

Anyway a movie with both Gwyneth Paltrow and Christina Applegate in bikinis can't be all bad, now can it ?

The all-time classic is of course The High nd the Mighty. Watch for the Duke's version of CRM .

Does that include the shot of the Duke walking aft in the cabin and theres no right hand cabin sidewall/windows?
Thanks for the update on the Martin built 1952, msn 14135, reg expires 9/30/12 owned by P.O.F. Original operator Teeny Weenie Airlines N 40429 fleet name Peoria 429, last commercial operator listed as Pacific Airlines.

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