The Arrow

blueleader · 2004-08-31T14:47:20+00:00

Last night I watched a very interesting movie on a cable channel - "The Arrow" - which was filmed in 1997. Has anyone else seen this movie or know how accurate it was? The flying sequences of this beautiful airplane were magnificent! The combination of what looked like actual film and studio mock-ups was very good and smoothly done. At the end of the movie, it said that there was a rumor that at least one of the Arrows escaped destruction and was still in existence. If this is true, does anybody know where it may be? What about the Hobbycraft kit of this plane? Is it accurate and a good kit to build? Does anybody know if this movie is available on home video? All the time I was watching the movie (180 minutes), I kept thinking, "I should be taping this!".

The Arrow

Aug 31, 2004 23 Replies

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frank may 21 years ago

Probably got his info from a book "Closet Cases", which is about 25 years old now & covers several little known a/c types. The author covers the R2Y Liberator Liner which was a transport using the wings, engines, tail, etc of the Privateer & a new, round, B-29ish looking fuselage. However, all of his info claims that it was based on the B-32 airframe, using all of the B-32 data.

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Chek 21 years ago

Very true! And think what an amazing crew room story they'd have to tell!

Chek

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Jeff C 21 years ago

I dunno. It would have been very boring until the new neighbours showed up in 1969, and they didn't stay very long...

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Mad-Modeller 21 years ago

And they didn't bring any food or water either...

Bill Banaszak, MFE

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