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[[Image:  MPW-29912.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none | <i> Top of the World </i> movie poster.]]
[[Image:  MPW-29912.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none | <i> Top of the World </i> movie poster.]]
<b> Movie (1955)</b><br>
<b> Movie (1955)</b><br>
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The commander of a hotshot (but aging) pilot decides he doesn't have the reflexes for flying jets, and sends him to support a scientific effort in the Arctic.
The commander of a hotshot (but aging) pilot decides he doesn't have the reflexes for flying jets, and sends him to support a scientific effort in the Arctic.


== [[:Category: Cessna 190/195| Cessna LC-126]] ==
== [[:Category: Cessna 190/195| Cessna LC-126R]] ==
Military version of the Cessna 195 on skis:  Shows it landing in an open field and taking off again, with the pilot rocking the elevators and rudders to keep the skis from sticking.
Military version of the Cessna 195 on skis:  Shows it landing in an open field and taking off again, with the pilot rocking the elevators and rudders to keep the skis from sticking.<br>
Registration 91953, c/n 49-1953. Same aircraft seen in other movies - [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
==  [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress| Boeing SB-17G/B-17H Flying Fortress]]  ==
[[Image: Lc126tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 91953 Cessna LC-126R of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
Arctic SAR versions of the B-17.


== North American F-82 Twin Mustang  ==
== [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress| Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress]] ==
Several scenes on the ground, taxiing, takeoff, inflight, and landing
Arctic SAR versions of the B-17.  "Cockpit" scenes appear to be using a C-47.<br>
Registration 483595, c/n 44-83595.
[[Image: Sb17tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 483595 Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress of the USAF-Air Research Squadron.]]


== [[:Category: Waco CG-4A| Waco CG-4A]] ==
== [[:Category: North American F-82 Twin Mustang|North American F-82H Twin Mustang]] ==
Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing.  Aircraft is in Arctic colors.
Several scenes on the ground, taxiing, takeoff, inflight, and landing.
[[File:Waco.jpg]]
[[Image: F82tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| North American F-82H Twin Mustang of the USAF.]]


==  [[:Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker| Convair B-36C Peacemaker]] ==
== Waco G-15A ==
Ground footage of flyby by formation of early B-36s (no jet engines).
Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing. Aircraft is in Arctic colors.<br>
Registration AR451, c/n 45-5451. CG-15A redisignated C-15A in 1948, development of the former CG-4A.
[[Image: Waco.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. AR451 Waco G-15A of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
 
== [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47B Skytrain]] ==
Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.<br>
Registration 5894, c/n 45-894.
[[Image: C47tow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Reg. 5894 Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.]]
 
== [[:Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker| Convair B-36C Peacemaker]] ==
Movie ends with ground footage of flyby by formation of early B-36s (no jet engines).
[[Image: B36ctow.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Convair B-36C Peacemaker.]]




{{Footnote}}
{{Footnote}}
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048735/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 Top of the World at IMDb]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048735/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 Top of the World at IMDb]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_World_(1955_film) Top of the World (1955) at Wikipedia]


[[Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]  
[[Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]]  
[[Category: Cessna 190/195]]  
[[Category: Cessna 190/195]]  
[[Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]]  
[[Category: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]]  
[[Category: Waco CG-4A]]
[[Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain]]
[[Category: North American F-82 Twin Mustang]]

Latest revision as of 06:40, 30 June 2019

Top of the World movie poster.

Movie (1955)


Starring:
Dale Robertson (Major Lee Gannon)
Frank Lovejoy (Major Brad Cantrell)
Nancy Gates (Lt. Mary Ross)
Evelyn Keyes (Virgie Rayne)


The commander of a hotshot (but aging) pilot decides he doesn't have the reflexes for flying jets, and sends him to support a scientific effort in the Arctic.

Cessna LC-126R

Military version of the Cessna 195 on skis: Shows it landing in an open field and taking off again, with the pilot rocking the elevators and rudders to keep the skis from sticking.
Registration 91953, c/n 49-1953. Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg. 91953 Cessna LC-126R of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.

Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress

Arctic SAR versions of the B-17. "Cockpit" scenes appear to be using a C-47.
Registration 483595, c/n 44-83595.

Reg. 483595 Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress of the USAF-Air Research Squadron.

North American F-82H Twin Mustang

Several scenes on the ground, taxiing, takeoff, inflight, and landing.

North American F-82H Twin Mustang of the USAF.

Waco G-15A

Scenes taking off, on tow, and landing. Aircraft is in Arctic colors.
Registration AR451, c/n 45-5451. CG-15A redisignated C-15A in 1948, development of the former CG-4A.

Reg. AR451 Waco G-15A of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.

Douglas C-47B Skytrain

Scenes of several C-47s in Arctic paint, including the landing of a ski-equipped example.
Registration 5894, c/n 45-894.

Reg. 5894 Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the USAF-Air Rescue Service.

Convair B-36C Peacemaker

Movie ends with ground footage of flyby by formation of early B-36s (no jet engines).

Convair B-36C Peacemaker.


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