Flight of the Phoenix.

[johng]

If you go to U Tube and key in the above there is an interesting but sad clip of the Phoenix coming in to land when it broke its back and crashed.



Presumably this must have been a post film flight since thankfully there was no one on board other than the pilot. Does anyone have any further information on this incident?

[batman]

If you are talking about the original film ... Paul Mantz, a respected stunt pilot, was killed during the making of that film. Post-production, the 'Phoenix' flew again ....



A famous racing/stunt/movie pilot and collector of warplanes, Paul Mantz was flying the Tallmantz Phoenix P-1, the machine that was "made of the wreckage", in a low level pass in front of the cameras when he caught a skid on a hillock. The movie model crashed and broke apart, killing Mantz and seriously injuring stuntman Bobby Rose onboard.[2]

Although principal photography "wrapped" on 13 August1965, in order to complete filming, a North American O-47A N4725V from the Planes of Fame Air Museum (Claremont, California) was modified and used as a flying Phoenix stand-in. With the canopy removed, a set of skids attached to the main landing gear as well as ventral fin added to the tail, made it a visual look-a-like. Filming using the O-47A was completed in October/November 1965. It appears in the last flying scenes, painted to look like the earlier Phoenix P-1.

The final production utilized a mix of footage that included the O-47A, the "cobbled-together" Phoenix and Phoenix P-1.

The final credit on the screen was "It should be remembered that Paul Mantz... a fine man, and a brilliant flyer, gave his life in the making of this film..."



from Wikipedia

[johng]

Thank you for the additional information. The UTube video was theI suppose it is reasonable to assumein the making of any film that the cameras are rolling covering material which is not seen in the film