The International Cessna^® 170 Association

The 170 used in the 1954 sci-fi classic "Them!" (a very good film) is well-known to most 170 buffs.

So tonight I watched "Tarantula", from 1955. Not nearly as good as "Them", but John Agar plays a Arizona doctor with a 170; great shot of a bouncy landing in the beginning, and later in the film during a take-off I read N8157A under the left wing - she's still with us, based in CA.
Wonder if the present owner knows he owns a movie star?

If you see the movie, watch for Clint Eastwood as the Air Force F-80 pilot who leads the attack on the the giant spider!

Russ Farris

Oops, meant to post this in the Pilot Lounge! Help, GA or Bruce!

Russ Farris

russfarris wrote:Oops, meant to post this in the Pilot Lounge! Help, GA or Bruce!

Russ Farris

It has "crawled" over to The Pilot Lounge.

Anybody know the 170 in "Them!"? I've tried freezing every frame that had any indication of the N number but never could figure it out! Just curious!!!