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Old 3rd Feb 2010, 16:35
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Racquel Welch, Richard Briers and a Cessna 172 ......

....starred in a 1960's spy spoof film called Fathom, Does anybody have a copy and can identify the Cessna.

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It was on TV recently,we only have freeview so it might have been Film 4
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Can't remember the registration but it was at my local aerodrome last year in the maintenance area so I guess it'll be knackered now. Commented on by some as the machine in the film. Same colour scheme too. Very pretty.
 
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G-ATSL and the movie was Fathom. Now what was the Cherokee?
 
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Is that the film where Racquel wore extremely tight fitting parachuting coveralls?(or am I getting confused with Ursula Andress in 'What's New Pussycat?')
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Her stand-in for the jump scenes was a man called Ken Voss. Nice guy, but nowhere near the same body shape sadly!!.....
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Saw this film the other Saturday on Film 4, the Cherokee was G-ASIL and there was also a Rapide used in the skydive sequences.
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I believe it was G-ASIL and my claim to fame is that it a piston broke up on me going into Jersey in it in 1983 and I VERY nearly went for a swim with 3 passengers just off the coast as it happened about 10 miles off and at 6,000 ft. We did make the front page of the Jersey Evening Post which I was glad to read the following morning from a nice warm bed in a Jersey Hotel
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It was G ASIL which has resided at Leicester since 1983
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G-ATSL

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1064396/

Taken a couple of years ago.
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Racquel Welch, Richard Briers and a Cessna 172 ......

That title just has my imagination stumped!
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The pic is G-ATSL, however (memory allowing) wasnt G-ASIL used in a Bond film and wasnt it a blue and white Cherokee? Prepared to stand corrected......

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Thanks for the info. I have to say it does look smart in the colours it wore in the film.

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I know this isn't Jetblast, but let me get this straight: We have Racquel Welch, Richard Briers (whom we can leave out of the contest), a C 172, a Rapide and a Cherokee, and most of the attention is on the spamcans. My interest in aviation obviously needs to progress further.
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BM why would you want to occupy yourself with aviation when you can have Racquel Welch?
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