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<b>Movie (1955)</b><br>
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Mara Corday (Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton)<br>
 
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Leo G. Carroll (Prof. Gerald Deemer)<br>
 
Leo G. Carroll (Prof. Gerald Deemer)<br>
Nestor Paiva (Sheriff Jack Andrews) <br>
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Nestor Paiva (Sheriff Jack Andrews)<br>
Ross Elliott (Joe Burch) <br>
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Edwin Rand (Lt. John Nolan)<br>
 
Edwin Rand (Lt. John Nolan)<br>
 
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A day for night action :
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FT-330 s/n 85330 (c/n 080-1353) would be modified as RF-80A-15-LO. Was still flying in 1954;<br>
 
FT-330 s/n 85330 (c/n 080-1353) would be modified as RF-80A-15-LO. Was still flying in 1954;<br>
 
FT-334 s/n 85334 (c/n 080-1357) upgraded to F-80C-11-LO.<br>
 
FT-334 s/n 85334 (c/n 080-1357) upgraded to F-80C-11-LO.<br>
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048696/ Tarantula at IMDb]
 
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048696/ Tarantula at IMDb]

Revision as of 22:48, 13 December 2023

Tarantula movie poster.

Movie (1955)

Starring:
John Agar (Dr. Matt Hastings)
Mara Corday (Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton)
Leo G. Carroll (Prof. Gerald Deemer)
Nestor Paiva (Sheriff Jack Andrews)
Ross Elliott (Joe Burch)
Edwin Rand (Lt. John Nolan)

A spider escapes from an isolated desert laboratory experimenting in giantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.

Cessna 170B

Reg. N8157A Cessna 170B c/n 25009 built in 1952 that appears in the film is to date (November 2023) still operational in Los Angeles County.

Tarantula 59mn20.jpg
Tarantula 59mn21.jpg
Tarantula plane1-2.jpg

A day for night action:

Tarantula 1h05.jpg

Republic P-84B-26-RE Thunderjet

PS-586 Republic P-84B-26-RE Thunderjet s/n 46-586 built in 1946.
In 1948 to USAF 37th FS, 14th FG with buzz number recoded FS-586. 1950: Massachusetts Air National Guard 101st FS. 1951: USAF 127th PTG.

Archive footage (1946 or 1947).
Probably the Skyblazers Air Demonstration Team which flew F-84E Thunderjets from 1950 to 1954.
Tarantula 1h1758.jpg

Lockheed P-80A-1-LO Shooting Star

Tarantula 1h1430.jpg

Archive footage showing Lockheed P-80A-1-LO Shooting Star with Buzz Number...
FT-268 is serial 44-85268 c/n 080-1291 modified as RF-80A-15-LO before being written off in 1952;
FT-305 s/n 85305 (c/n 080-1328) crashed on 16 September 1947 near Valpariso, Florida (USA);
FT-330 s/n 85330 (c/n 080-1353) would be modified as RF-80A-15-LO. Was still flying in 1954;
FT-334 s/n 85334 (c/n 080-1357) upgraded to F-80C-11-LO.

Tarantula491rg3op.jpg


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