five came back

[yancovitch]

hi........was watching this old b&w movie called five came back the other nite, and was wondering if anyone knew what aircraft they were using in it. it had double tail stabs.  ???

[Woodlouse2002]

Lancasters or Halifax's?

How many engines, what nationality anything else about them aside from the twin rudders?

[Hagar]

I checked the review of this film. I've probably seen it more than once but can't say I remember it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007K07J/103-0576221-1103019?v=glance&n=404272
The aircraft is an American airliner named Silver Queen. It's a sleeper carrying 9 passengers. With twin fins I would guess it's something like a Lockheed Model 10 Electra.

[yancovitch]

thanks hagar, i got the impression that this plane in this particular movie with lucille ball, had twin fins but also twin stabilizers

[Hagar]

thanks hagar, i got the impression that this plane in this particular movie with lucille ball, had twin fins but also stabalizers

Do you mean twin horizontal stablizers (tailplane)?

[yancovitch]

yep, twin stabilizers....thats what got me curious....and it did look similar to the electra.....

[Hagar]

This rings a bell. I'm almost certain it's been mentioned here before. Unfortunately I forget what it was all about now.

I think this is the film you're talking about. http://www.youns.com/lucy/filmography.asp?offset=41

Note: Director Farrow remade the film in 1956 as Back From Eternity.

[yancovitch]

thats the one..... aside from trying to rent the movie, to make sure i wasn't seeing things. i'll check with aviation world here in vancouver..they carry lots of info. and models etc.....thanks...