Re: Clipper scene in Raiders

Posted by Michaelson from em12-686.utsi.edu on June 04, 1999 at 06:32:54:

In Reply to: Clipper scene in Raiders posted by Mark Indy on June 03, 1999 at 14:15:15:

: It didn't occur to me until yesterday, but the Pan Am Clipper in Raiders is a Short Sunderland British WWII flying boat, not a Boeing 314 Dixie Clipper like I posted in the Indy Planes thread earlier, or Martin M130 China Clipper. Therefore we can probably assume it's meant to represent the China Clipper, which would have started flying accross the Pacific in '36, since no Sunderlands were used by Pan Am.

: The Sunderland looks kind-of like the 314 at first glance, so I just assumed it was the real thing, but closer inspection in the From SW to IJ Lucasfilm archive book proved me wrong. The best way to tell the difference is the single tail on the Sunderland vs. a triple empennage on the 314.

: Sorry for the mistake,
: Mark

You can find an entire discussion on the creation of the flying boat scene at http://www.smartlink.net/~deej7/sfx.htm. It confirms your British 4 engine seaplane info. Regards. Michaelson

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