wrote)
The Udvar-Hazy annex to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum has a small
model of the twin radial engine amphibian biplane flown in the movie. I
don't remember what it was, but what a beautiful plane!


Here are some pics of the VERY plane that was in the movie.

The Sikorsky S-38 left the National Air Tour a few days after these pics
were taken, so they had time to repaint it - and get it out West for the
movie's shooting schedule.

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/national_air_tour.htm
National Air Tour 2003

http://www.nationalairtour.org/pilotplanespeople/aircraft_info.cfm?aircraft_id=11
Info about the plane and the owner

http://nosuchblog.blog-city.com/the_aviator_and_the_s38_random_sikorsky_seaplane_t rivia.htm
Much info here - read through the posts

The rest of the links are from Jay's National Air Tour 2003 site:

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/SMALL%20Jay%20&%20Mary%20with%20Pilatus%209-03.jpg

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/SMALL%20American%20Airways%20biplane%209-03.jpg

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/SMALL%20Sikorsky%20S-38%20Osa's%20Ark%20%209-03.jpg
Single Engine Sikorsky S-39

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/SMALL%20Sikorsky%20S-39%20at%20Anoka%209-03.jpg

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/SMALL%20Jay%20&%20Paul%20with%20the%20S-38%20%209-03.jpg


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