https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/03324a5c-62dd-4e8a-915d-66f5e1833679 Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Website: www.PeriscopeFilm.com Other films in this series: https://youtu.be/9jn4PWoV494 https://youtu.be/BYGkLkPxZUM Shot by an unknown crew member, this circa 1965 footage shows some of the production of the feature film "Flight of the Phoenix", with terrific coverage of the ill-fated Tallmantz Phoenix #1 aircraft. "Flight of the Phoenix" was primarily filmed in California, with some scenes shot in Arizona. This footage appears to have been shot at Pilot Knob Mesa, near Winterhaven, in the Imperial Valley, on the edge of Yuma, Arizona. The movie was directed by Robert Aldrich and was based on the 1964 novel of the same name by English author Elleston Trevor .The story follows a group of men struggling to survive their C-82 cargo aircraft's emergency landing in the Sahara. To escape their predicament, they attempt to build a new aircraft from the wreckage. The ensemble cast stars James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser, Christian Marquand, Dan Duryea and George Kennedy. Famously, the flying sequences for the film were flown by racing, stunt, and movie pilot, Paul Mantz, who was killed when the experimental "made of wreckage" aircraft known as the Tallmantz Phoenix #1 buckled during touchdown. The movie was dedicated to his memory. The Tallmantz Phoenix #1 is visible at the start of the film, with cast members lying on the wings as part of the production. At 1:11, the huge sand dunes near Yuma are shown as well as wind macines seen at 1:32. At 2:05, the Tallmantz Phoenix #1 is seen in the air, including doing a fly-by at 2:35. At 3:21 the production's Piper Aircraft PA-23, aka Apache or Aztec, tail #N3131P, is shown, followed by more footag eof the Tallmantz Phoenix #1 in flight. We have not been able to identify the people shown in the film, if you recognize someone please leave a comment. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTk6Y0nrC3I Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:18:10 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/03324a5c-62dd-4e8a-915d-66f5e1833679 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.