Warbird Information Exchange

Scott has added the latest version of the Tora Tora Tora list to the downloads section. For those with an interest in the aircraft used in the filming of the movie feel free to download and review.

Now for the disclaimer... I tried hard to find and include every bit of information to make the list as accurate as possible. I am also cautious of the lists I come up with, and in this case I am a little suspicious of the Val replica section. There were only 9 Val replicas constructed for the movie, and they were built using Vultee Valiants. My list indicates 12. I think that because of photographic evidence I can conclude that one of the extra 3 was converted after the movie, possibly sometime in the 80's or 1990s. That leaves two others which I suspect are duplicates of the other, but since historical FAA civil registration information is hard to some by, I may never be able to conclude which is which. SO ANY CLUES/INFO YOU CAN PROVIDE TO MAKE THE LIST MORE COMPLETE/ACCURATE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

TIA

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
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I thank you in advance for any info you can provide. Photos with dates are a good start... Notes of markings and pants/no pants are just a good along with dates.

There were two Tora aircraft destroyed during filming. One was a Val, and I would have to check the list to be sure, but I think the other was a Zero. Is it possible those were the two aircraft accidents. They were not necessarily fatal (see the list).

Like I said any info you have please share. Thanks!

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.

Ahhh yes... I did include the second one in the list. I also remember reading about the first. I will include an entry about that one as well for the sake of completeness.

Regards,

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.