Reach for the Sky
Movie (1956)
French title : Vainqueur du ciel
Starring:
Kenneth More (Douglas Bader)
Muriel Pavlow (Thelma Bader)
Lyndon Brook (Johnny Sanderson)
Lee Patterson (Turner)
Alexander Knox (Mr. Joyce)
Dorothy Alison (Nurse Brace)
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and Wing leader during World War II.
Avro 504K
E3404 Avro 504 K.
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Bristol F.2B Fighter Mk III
Bristol 105A Bulldog II
Spartan Arrow 1
This aircraft Serial No.78 is still in flying condition nowadays.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Supermarine Spitfire Mk V
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI
360° vision cockpit, specific to these versions.
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc
Hurricane Mk.IIc LF363, s/n T4125, seen wearing various code SD-X/N/R/K.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Missing picture of Hurricane Mk.I P2617 s/n T4107 (acting as SD-P/W/X).
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F
Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka
GU+AC Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka of the Luftwaffe.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).
Heinkel He 111 H
Aircraft from same footage seen in Il cambio della guardia - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Messerschmitt Bf 110
Same footage used in Airplane! and Pearl Harbor - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Not sure these ones are Bf 110.
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