Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Movie (1966)
Starring:
Elvis Presley (Rick Richards)
Suzanna Leigh (Judy "Friday" Hudson)
James Shigeta (Danny Kohana)
Jan Shepard (Betty Kohana)
Rick Richards is a helicopter pilot who wants to set up a charter flying service in Hawaii -- along the way he makes some friends, including a young Hawaiian girl and her father, romances Judy Hudson, and sings a few songs.
Douglas DC-8-21


Registration N8025U, c/n 45294/51 built in 1959.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk
An early fastback model.



Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Registration N807...

Cessna 182 Skylane
Registration N5332B, c/n 33332 built in 1956.





Bell 47J-2 Ranger
Registration N73202, c/n 1850. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Rotary-Wing).





Bell 47J Ranger
Registration N73207 belongs to a Bell 47G-2A, a very different aircraft visually from the 47J Ranger seen here, with a bubble cockpit and exposed tail framework.


Bell 47J Ranger
N73202 and "N73207" seen together.



Boeing B-47 Stratojet
Photo on the left.

Various Aircraft
As the two 47Js come in to land, we see these three aircraft on the apron. Left to right:
- Leftmost red and white aircraft is a Taylorcraft BC-12D, possibly registration N43039, N43038, or N43033.
- Blue and white aircraft with a mismatched yellow engine cowling is Luscombe 8A registration N71751, c/n 3178.
- Red and white aircraft behind the Luscombe is Piper PA-24-250 Comanche registration N5058P, c/n 24-507 built in 1958.

Just the Luscombe and the PA-24 in this shot.

Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Registration N98915, c/n 12-259.

Cessna 120/140


Aeronca 7GC Sky Trac
Partial registration N4842 seen. Probably N4842E, c/n 7GC-42 built in 1959.





ERCO 415C Ercoupe
Registration N2759H, c/n 3394 built in 1946.

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