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B-25 Mitchell aircraft in Catch-22

October 24, 2023

When the 1970 film adaption of Catch-22 began preliminary production, Paramount made a decision to hire the Tallmantz Aviation organization to obtain sufficient North American B-25 Mitchell (B-25) bomber aircraft to recreate a Mediterranean wartime base as depicted in the Joseph Heller novel of the same name. Tallmantz president, Frank G. Tallman found the war-surplus aircraft. He also gathered personnel to fly and maintain the fleet.[1]

B-25 from the movie Catch 22.

Aircraft Edit

Catch-22's budget could accommodate 17 flyable B-25s, and an additional non-flyable hulk was acquired in Mexico, made barely ferriable, and flown with its landing gear down to the Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, filming location, only to be burned and destroyed in the landing crash scene. The wreck was then buried in the ground next to the runway, where it remains.

Paramount planned to film the Catch-22 aerial sequences for six weeks but the production required three months to shoot; the bombers flew a total of about 1,500 hours and appeared on-screen for 12 minutes.

Fifteen of the 18 bombers used in the film remain intact, including one housed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.[2]

6A
B-25H-1NA 43-4643 (N1203), " The Bug Smasher ", Olive Drab B-25C - Destroyed in a crash in 1978. Used as a camera ship during filming.
6B
B-25J-30NC 44-86843 (N3507G), " Passionette Paulette 03507G " - presently displayed at the Grissom Air Museum at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, (D)[3]
6C
B-25J-25NC 44-29939 (N9456Z), (girl on bomb) 09456Z ", Camouflage B-25J - airworthy with the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania. Flies as Briefing Time.[4]
6D
B-25J-30NC 44-31032 (N3174G), " Free, Fast and Ready 13174G ", Olive Drab B-25J - on display at the March Field Air Museum at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California. Marked as Problem Child.
6F
B-25J-15NC 44-28925 (N7687C), " Tokyo Express " - airworthy with the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas. Flies as How 'Boot That!?
6G
B-25J-5NC 43-28204 (N9856C), " Booby Trap 39856C ", Olive Drab B-25J - airworthy with Aero Trader in Chino, California. Flies as Pacific Princess.[5][6]
6H
B-25J-25NC 44-30748 (N8195H), Camouflage B-25J - airworthy with the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon. Flies as Heavenly Body.
6I
B-25J-30NC 44-30925 (N9494Z), " Laden Maiden ", Desert Tan B-25J - under restoration with the Belgian Aviation Preservation Association, Belgium, (R)[7]
6J
B-25J-30NC 44-86701 (N7681C), " Annzas " - 25 missions, Camouflage B-25J - destroyed in a hangar fire at Musee de l'Air in Paris, France.
6K
B-25J-25NC 44-30801 (N3699G), " Vestal Virgin 13699G ", Olive Drab B-25J - airworthy with the American Aeronautical Foundation at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California. Flies as Executive Sweet.[8]
6M
B-25J-20NC 44-29366 (N9115Z), " aBominable Snowman ", Olive Drab B-25J - displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum London at the former Hendon Aerodrome in London, United Kingdom.[9]
6N
B-25H-1NA 43-4432 (N10V), " Berlin Express 410V ", Camouflage B-25J - airworthy with the Experimental Aircraft Association Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Flies as Berlin Express.[10]
6Q
B-25J-25NC 44-30077 (N2849G), " The Denver Dumper ", Olive Drab B-25J - presently displayed at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, (D)
6S
B-25J-35NC 44-8843 (XB-HEY), Camouflage B-25C - Destroyed during filming.
6V
B-25J-25NC 44-30493 (N9451Z), " Dumbo 39451Z ", Olive Drab B-25C - displayed at Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls, Montana.[11]
6W
B-25J-25NC 44-30649 (N9452Z), " Hot Pants 32452Z ", B-25C - displayed at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Alabama.
6Y
B-25J-20NC 44-29887 (N10564), " 6Y Luscious Lulu, Olive Drab - in storage at the National Air and Space Museum. Marked as Carol Jean.[12]
6?
B-25J-25NC 44-30823 (N1042B), (nude on bomb) Olive Drab - airworthy with the Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Flies as God and Country. Used as a camera ship during filming.[13]
Dumbo
B-25J, nose section, Tennessee Air Museum, Sevierville, Tennessee, (D)

All the B-25s had the tip of the vertical stabilizer painted blue.

For the film, mock upper turrets were installed. To represent different models several aircraft had the turrets installed behind the wings representing early (B-25C/D type) aircraft. Initially, the camera ships also had the mock turrets installed, but problems with buffeting required their removal.

See also Edit

References Edit

Notes
  1. ^ Farmer 1972, p. 22.
  2. ^ . NASM. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ "B-25J Mitchell Bomber". Grissom Air Museum. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ^ "North American B-25J Mitchell "Briefing Time"". Mid-Atlantic Air Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Aero Trader Projects". aerotrader.net. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Aero Trader History". aerotrader.net. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  7. ^ "A B-25 back to Belgium". BAPA ASBL. 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. ^ "B-25 Mitchell/44-30801". Warbird Registry. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  9. ^ "North American TB-25 J". RAF Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  10. ^ "1943 North American B-25H 'Mitchell' - N10V". EAA Museum. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  11. ^ "B-25J/44-30493". Warbird Registry. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  12. ^ "North American B-25J-20-NC (TB-25N) Mitchell "Carol Jean"". National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  13. ^ Terry, Jim. . B25.org, Fort Worth, Texas. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
Bibliography
  • Dolan Edward F. Jr. Hollywood Goes to War. London: Bison Books, 1985. ISBN 0-86124-229-7.
  • Farmer, James H. "The Catch-22 Air Force." Air Classics, Volume 8, No. 14, December 1972.
  • Harwick, Jack & Ed Schnepf. "A Viewer's Guide to Aviation Movies". The Making of the Great Aviation Films, General Aviation Series, Volume 2, 1989.
  • Orriss, Bruce. When Hollywood Ruled the Skies: The Aviation Film Classics of World War II. Hawthorne, California: Aero Associates Inc., 1984. ISBN 0-9613088-0-X.

External links Edit

  • B-25 Mitchells at Warbird Registry
  • B-25 Mitchell aircraft in Catch-22 (2019 miniseries)
  • Tallmantz B-25H N1203 (s/n 43-4643) Catch-22 Camera Aircraft history 2021-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  • B-25s: Where to find them
  • Catch-22 at IMDb

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When the 1970 film adaption of Catch 22 began preliminary production Paramount made a decision to hire the Tallmantz Aviation organization to obtain sufficient North American B 25 Mitchell B 25 bomber aircraft to recreate a Mediterranean wartime base as depicted in the Joseph Heller novel of the same name Tallmantz president Frank G Tallman found the war surplus aircraft He also gathered personnel to fly and maintain the fleet 1 B 25 from the movie Catch 22 Contents 1 Aircraft 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksAircraft EditCatch 22 s budget could accommodate 17 flyable B 25s and an additional non flyable hulk was acquired in Mexico made barely ferriable and flown with its landing gear down to the Guaymas Sonora Mexico filming location only to be burned and destroyed in the landing crash scene The wreck was then buried in the ground next to the runway where it remains Paramount planned to film theCatch 22 aerial sequences for six weeks but the production required three months to shoot the bombers flew a total of about 1 500 hours and appeared on screen for 12 minutes Fifteen of the 18 bombers used in the film remain intact including one housed at the Smithsonian Institution s National Air and Space Museum 2 6A B 25H 1NA 43 4643 N1203 The Bug Smasher Olive Drab B 25C Destroyed in a crash in 1978 Used as a camera ship during filming 6B B 25J 30NC 44 86843 N3507G Passionette Paulette 03507G presently displayed at the Grissom Air Museum at Grissom Air Reserve Base Indiana D 3 6C B 25J 25NC 44 29939 N9456Z girl on bomb 09456Z Camouflage B 25J airworthy with the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading Pennsylvania Flies as Briefing Time 4 6D B 25J 30NC 44 31032 N3174G Free Fast and Ready 13174G Olive Drab B 25J on display at the March Field Air Museum at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside California Marked as Problem Child 6F B 25J 15NC 44 28925 N7687C Tokyo Express airworthy with the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison Texas Flies as How Boot That 6G B 25J 5NC 43 28204 N9856C Booby Trap 39856C Olive Drab B 25J airworthy with Aero Trader in Chino California Flies as Pacific Princess 5 6 6H B 25J 25NC 44 30748 N8195H Camouflage B 25J airworthy with the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras Oregon Flies as Heavenly Body 6I B 25J 30NC 44 30925 N9494Z Laden Maiden Desert Tan B 25J under restoration with the Belgian Aviation Preservation Association Belgium R 7 6J B 25J 30NC 44 86701 N7681C Annzas 25 missions Camouflage B 25J destroyed in a hangar fire at Musee de l Air in Paris France 6K B 25J 25NC 44 30801 N3699G Vestal Virgin 13699G Olive Drab B 25J airworthy with the American Aeronautical Foundation at Camarillo Airport Camarillo California Flies as Executive Sweet 8 6M B 25J 20NC 44 29366 N9115Z aBominable Snowman Olive Drab B 25J displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum London at the former Hendon Aerodrome in London United Kingdom 9 6N B 25H 1NA 43 4432 N10V Berlin Express 410V Camouflage B 25J airworthy with the Experimental Aircraft Association Museum in Oshkosh Wisconsin Flies as Berlin Express 10 6Q B 25J 25NC 44 30077 N2849G The Denver Dumper Olive Drab B 25J presently displayed at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor Hawaii D 6S B 25J 35NC 44 8843 XB HEY Camouflage B 25C Destroyed during filming 6V B 25J 25NC 44 30493 N9451Z Dumbo 39451Z Olive Drab B 25C displayed at Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls Montana 11 6W B 25J 25NC 44 30649 N9452Z Hot Pants 32452Z B 25C displayed at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery Alabama 6Y B 25J 20NC 44 29887 N10564 6Y Luscious Lulu Olive Drab in storage at the National Air and Space Museum Marked as Carol Jean 12 6 B 25J 25NC 44 30823 N1042B nude on bomb Olive Drab airworthy with the Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant Texas Flies as God and Country Used as a camera ship during filming 13 Dumbo B 25J nose section Tennessee Air Museum Sevierville Tennessee D All the B 25s had the tip of the vertical stabilizer painted blue For the film mock upper turrets were installed To represent different models several aircraft had the turrets installed behind the wings representing early B 25C D type aircraft Initially the camera ships also had the mock turrets installed but problems with buffeting required their removal See also Edit nbsp Novels portalB 25 Mitchell aircraft in Catch 22 2019 miniseries North American B 25 Mitchell survivors Catch 22 film References EditNotes Farmer 1972 p 22 North American B 25J 20NC TB 25N Mitchell Carol Jean NASM Archived from the original on 6 February 2008 Retrieved 28 January 2012 B 25J Mitchell Bomber Grissom Air Museum 2015 Retrieved 15 April 2015 North American B 25J Mitchell Briefing Time Mid Atlantic Air Museum Retrieved 16 July 2014 Aero Trader Projects aerotrader net Retrieved 28 January 2012 Aero Trader History aerotrader net Retrieved 16 July 2014 A B 25 back to Belgium BAPA ASBL 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 B 25 Mitchell 44 30801 Warbird Registry Retrieved 16 July 2014 North American TB 25 J RAF Museum Retrieved 16 July 2014 1943 North American B 25H Mitchell N10V EAA Museum Retrieved 28 January 2012 B 25J 44 30493 Warbird Registry Retrieved 16 July 2014 North American B 25J 20 NC TB 25N Mitchell Carol Jean National Air and Space Museum Retrieved 16 July 2014 Terry Jim B 25J B25 org Fort Worth Texas Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 Retrieved 28 January 2012 BibliographyDolan Edward F Jr Hollywood Goes to War London Bison Books 1985 ISBN 0 86124 229 7 Farmer James H The Catch 22 Air Force Air Classics Volume 8 No 14 December 1972 Harwick Jack amp Ed Schnepf A Viewer s Guide to Aviation Movies The Making of the Great Aviation Films General Aviation Series Volume 2 1989 Orriss Bruce When Hollywood Ruled the Skies The Aviation Film Classics of World War II Hawthorne California Aero Associates Inc 1984 ISBN 0 9613088 0 X External links EditB 25 Mitchells at Warbird Registry B 25 Mitchell aircraft in Catch 22 2019 miniseries Tallmantz B 25H N1203 s n 43 4643 Catch 22 Camera Aircraft history Archived 2021 11 21 at the Wayback Machine B 25s Where to find them Catch 22 at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title B 25 Mitchell aircraft in Catch 22 amp oldid 1176218893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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