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By: - 10th May 2007 at 17:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
There were twelve C-47's involved in the film, three from Denmark, four from Finland and five from Portugal. All I can find so far!:)
By: - 10th May 2007 at 17:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I was involved (as a military meteorologist) in the making of the parachute scenes for the film "A Bridge Too Far". I confirm the Finnish and Danish C-47 (or whatever) contribution. They were both exceptionally good and highly professional! The other C-47's were cobbled together from a variety of sources. I cannot confirm the Portugese registered airframes. What I do know is that some of the non-Danish/Finnish C-47's were known by the elements of UK 16 Para Bde paratroops actually doing the drops as "Jam Butty Airlines". Some of the airframes had been retreived/recruited from as far away as Djibouti (thus the Para's humour!). Some of those airframes were in such a parlous state that as the Grunts shuffled their way to the exit, and sought to steady themselves against the pitching of the aircraft by putting their hands on the inside of the fuselage skin their hands went straight through!!!
HTH
Peter Davies
By: - 10th May 2007 at 21:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Answering my own question and credit to AI April 1977
`KG736` was N9984Q ex 6153 Portuguese AF
Thanks for the replies guys
GarethS
By: - 10th May 2007 at 22:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
CIVIL DAKOTAS IN PORTUGAL & COLONIES
C-53D-DO
CS-TDE
11675
42-68748
1946
02/59
Ex-USAF
FAP 6153, N9984Q
TAP
Must be one of those resurrected ones as it was supposed to be written off in February 1959!;)
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By: GarethS - 9th May 2007 at 08:21
Hi folks
In August of 1976 I saw a C-47 at Blackbushe marked as KG736.I think it was involved in the film.Can anyone tie up this serial to a specific airframe?
The real KG736 was w/o in 1945.
Thanks in advance.
GarethS