The Rocketeer

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The Rocketeer DVD cover.

Movie (1991)

Starring:
Bill Campbell (Cliff)
Jennifer Connelly (Jenny)
Alan Arkin (Peevy)
Timothy Dalton (Neville Sinclair)
Paul Sorvino (Eddie Valentine)
Terry O'Quinn (Howard Hughes)

Cliff Secord is a stunt pilot who stumbles upon a jet pack which enables him to fly when strapped to his back. Cliff starts attracting attention with his new pack including the attention of Howard Hughes, the FBI, and Nazi operatives.


Replica Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster

Bill Turner built this replica in 1978 after the Granville Brothers' original "Z" Model from 1931 that won the Thompson Trophy Race.

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Replica 1931 GEEBEE Z (a/k/a "TURNER T-4") (FLYING REPLICA built by Bill Turner c. 1975). The Granville Brothers (G-B "Gee-Bee") built the original planes in the '30s. This is a replica. Crash scenes use an identically-painted non-flying replica 1931 GEEBEE Z (built c. 1990). That replica was repainted black & white with NA73 designation for it's appearance later in the film.

Unidentified Aircraft

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Unidentified Aircraft

Inside Howard Hughes hanger.

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Unidentified Aircraft

Looking at the silver monoplane this time.

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1936 RYAN ST-A

Unidentified Aircraft

Looking at the red biplane in the rear.

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1931 GREAT LAKES 2T-1A. This plane can currently (2010) be seen at the Santa Maria Museum of Flight in Santa Maria, CA.

Stinson SM-8A

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1918 Standard J-1

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1918 STANDARD J-1

Unidentified Aircraft

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Replica 1934 BROWN B-2 RACER "MISS LOS ANGELES" #33 (FLYING REPLICA c. 1972)

Unidentified Aircraft

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1929 FORD 5-AT-C “TRI-MOTOR”

Unidentified Aircraft

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1931 PITCAIRN-CIERVA PCA-2 AUTOGYRO (1/8 SCALE ILM MODEL) (actual Hindenburg appears in newsreel footage)

Unidentified Aircraft

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(Fictitious) 1938 ZEPPELIN LZ130 “LUXEMBOURG” (12-foot ILM SCALE MODEL) (actual Hindenburg appears in newsreel footage)

Replica 1931 GEEBEE Z (NON-FLYING REPLICA built c. 1990 w/ c. 1991 RE-PAINT)

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