Speaking of Movies, who is this guy? and Which Airplane?

Ztex · **Posted:** Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:08 am

From "Empire of the Sun"

So is this fellow flying the Mustang a Wixer? Who is he and which airplane is he flying?

Edit...I answered my own question with a little Google search...Is this Ray or Mark Hanna? Still don't know which airplane it is.

This a great scene.

Thanks
Z

sabredriver · **Posted:** Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:35 am

where was the move filmed at for the airport scenes?

RickH · **Posted:** Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:45 am

That is the late Ray Hanna and it was filmed in Spain.

DCogdon1 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:21 am

I think the airfield sequences were shot at Tablada AFB - could be wrong, however.

mennie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:35 am

I found the plane with Google.
It is supposed to be 44-63788 (mustangsmustangs & warbirdregistry) according to this website.
There are two other Mustangs listed that participated in Empire Of The Sun.

Google also found me an older WIX topic with the answer:
Warbird Roll Call "Empire of the Sun"

JDK · **Posted:** Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:34 am

The late Mark Hanna wrote a great article about the filming for us at Warbirds Worldwide. Can't recall which issue (anyone) but well worth seeking out - if you can get it.

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

As we speak (0700 CST) AMC is showing Empire of the Sun.

Saludos,

Tulio

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:31 am

I need to pick it up on DVD.

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:05 pm

DCogdon1 wrote:

I think the airfield sequences were shot at Tablada AFB - could be wrong, however.

Good guess on the airfield, but Tablada is too built up around the former airfield.
I believe the location of the prision camp and Japanese Airfield was Trebujena, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain.
Jerry

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:44 am

When I had it on VHS, I would fast forward to 1916 on the counter and watch the airshow. Now I'm going to watch it again on DVD...

Lynn

ALAN.L · **Posted:** Sat Jan 27, 2007 4:46 am

JDK wrote:

The late Mark Hanna wrote a great article about the filming for us at Warbirds Worldwide. Can't recall which issue (anyone) but well worth seeking out - if you can get it.

It was issue no 2, James.Incidentally the first WW I ever bought, I was hooked from then on! :wink:

The Mustang was 44-73149, the civil reg was G-PSID,owned at the time by Doug Arnold.
Alan.

CrazyCavia · **Posted:** Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:29 pm

My local spotters society have made a page called archives to show visitors to our local airfield is past years.
So I can see what I've been missing the last decades

, and I found this picture, still in Tugboat colors.
http://www.geas-web.nl/archief/view.php?id=81

Taylor Stevenson · **Posted:** Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:44 pm

in that picture, is that an L-5 on the ground in the background?

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:54 am

me109me109 wrote:

in that picture, is that an L-5 on the ground in the background?

No, I afraid it's not an L-5. I forget the exact designation, but I seem to recall that it is actually a post-war Italian bird.
Anybody out there help with the ID?
Jerry

King · **Posted:** Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:56 am

Airdales wrote:

No, I afraid it's not an L-5. I forget the exact designation, but I seem to recall that it is actually a post-war Italian bird.
Anybody out there help with the ID?
Jerry

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