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Think they had 4 or 5 for filming the Memphis Belle movie. I do know that we lost one on take off. No injuries but the footage of the B-17 in the begining that cant get the gear down and that quick shot of it before it blows up while its burning is actual footage of the crashed B-17...

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=25958&start=0 Here is the Catch 22 thread.................You guys will get your fill if you read all the pages!!

Different B-25 that he is talking about. The one out of lake murry is a Early C and very rare (same as doolittle raiders) but this one had the ever rarer Bendix bottom turret. The B-25 that he is talking about was pulled out long ago. Just glad to see it indoors.

The warbird site I belong to had a very long post about the making of this movie. The guy posting was one of the pilots for the movie. Talmantz Aviation was responsible for gathering all the B-25's that were used. At the time of purchase, not all were "airworthy" and were brought up to...