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Quiz: What airplane did John Wayne fly in the movie "Hellfighters?"

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Quiz: What airplane did John Wayne fly in the movie "Hellfighters?"
Posted by rockythegoat on Monday, July 18, 2005 1:01 PM
This non-sensical Monday topic is explained by the following:

1. Saw the movie (again) last night. One of my favorites.

2. Always liked the look of the plane and am wondering what it is, so I can see if one exists somewhere as a kit.

3. Slow day at work 'cuz I was up too late last night watching "Hellfighters" and I'm tired. Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]Big Smile [:D]

Anywho, in the movie, "Hellfighters" The Duke plays an oil well fire "put-er outer" loosely base on Red Adair. Twice, his company owned private jet is shown. Tried to find it in my Jane's Guide, but was in a hurry.

Here is the description:

Business jet;
swept wing;
4 engines all located on the tail, two each side;
stabilizers located middle of the rudder, above the engines, but is not a T-tail;
looked like 5 -6 passenger windows each side;
each wing had a "sponson" mid wing which maybe held the landing gear.

First person with the correct answer gets the Col. Flagg award, "Knowing everything about nothing." And, since I don't know the correct answer, everyone is a winner!!!! PS: Extra credit for knowing who Col. Flagg is.

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Posted by 72cuda on Monday, July 18, 2005 1:27 PM
The plane is a Lockheed Jetstar (Death Star for those who worked them) or the AF version is C-140, this plane was also in 007's Gold Finger when James Bond offed Mr. Goldfinger in the end of the movie,
I've worked on a few Jstars when I was an Airframe Mechanic at an FBO in Lincoln, Nebraska about 5 years ago
And I guess I'm also a MASH nut too

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Posted by rockythegoat on Monday, July 18, 2005 1:40 PM
72cuda: All I gotta say to you is: "Newman!"

You answered all correctly (I assume the plane is correct) within 26 minutes. My evil plan (?) was foiled. (I really gotta start drinking decaf....)

Side issue, why did they call them the "Death Star?" The obvious reason or just black humor amongst you Maint types?

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Posted by rockythegoat on Monday, July 18, 2005 1:51 PM
I just checked with Prof. Sniffinglu and he confirmed the information presented by 72cuda.

Anybody have any recommendations, good-bad-indifferent, on a kit?

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Posted by subfixer on Monday, July 18, 2005 2:56 PM
Colonel Flagg...... The crazy CIA officer on M.A.S.H.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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Posted by rockythegoat on Monday, July 18, 2005 3:31 PM
Ah, I see subfixer spent some of his misguided youth watching too much TV. Tongue [:P]

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Posted by Mikeym_us on Monday, July 18, 2005 3:44 PM
of course Col. Flagg was the funniest recurring charachter on MASH second to Klinger.

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Posted by Aviator on Monday, July 18, 2005 4:51 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 72cuda

And I guess I'm also a MASH nut too
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Posted by rockythegoat on Monday, July 18, 2005 5:47 PM
mikeym_us: Dude, you are so right! His episodes are some of the best ones, as far as I'm concerned. That guy just wasn't right. Cool [8D]

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Posted by Mikeym_us on Monday, July 18, 2005 6:25 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by rockythegoat

mikeym_us: Dude, you are so right! His episodes are some of the best ones, as far as I'm concerned. That guy just wasn't right. Cool [8D]


actually the actor who played Col. Flagg wasn't right in the headTongue [:P] do you remember him from other shows.

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Posted by uproar on Monday, July 18, 2005 10:02 PM
Do you know who the actor was who played Colonel Flagg on MASH--and where he is now???

Bonus points for this one....
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Posted by dhuff125 on Monday, July 18, 2005 10:55 PM
Col Flagg was played by Ed Winter and unfortunatly he passed away in 2001. One of my other obsessions is obscure actors and the IMDB website is a great source of info.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935719/

I still remember the scene where he announced he was like the wind and nobody saw him leave. Then jumped through the window and Hawkeye looks out and says the wind has broken his leg.
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Posted by uproar on Monday, July 18, 2005 11:04 PM
Good job there, dhuff--he died of Parkinson's actually. I looked him up on the "Dead People Server".

The answer to "where is he today?" Well, I s'pose it depends on how he lived his life.....
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Posted by 72cuda on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:22 PM
rockythegoat;
the main reason we called them Death Stars they where almost a Black Hole for tools and parts, I lost plenty of Cleaco temp fasteners to them, and I found a couple of wrenches while doing an "A" inspection on one

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Posted by rockythegoat on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by 72cuda

rockythegoat;
the main reason we called them Death Stars they where almost a Black Hole for tools and parts, I lost plenty of Cleaco temp fasteners to them, and I found a couple of wrenches while doing an "A" inspection on one


Cool! Thanks for following up!

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Posted by 72cuda on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:11 AM
rockythegoat;
And another reason was that they have so many things to hit your head on, like the engine nacelles when getting out of the aft avionics compartment

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Posted by Jetstar II on Sunday, March 19, 2017 4:45 PM
Lockheed Jetstar II (L-1329-II).
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Posted by M. Brindos on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 6:53 PM

Great. [sigh] This question was answered 12 years ago. 

Check the dates before you dig up old posts that have already been answered and are loooong dead.

Not any kind of problem, of course, but if the question was answered and you have nothing to contribute that is new, then there really is no reason to dig it up.

Just Saiyin lol.

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