A Lady Without Passport 1950

Another A. Arnold Gillespie supervised series of miniature aircraft shots. The single engined BT-13 miniature that is chasing was built to 1/12 scale. The twin engined aircraft model looks to be at a smaller scale.

The last aircraft sequence depicting a rough landing could well be a physical effect using a full size aircraft. The environment looks like the real thing. The aircraft itself has a subtle yawing that suggests it is on wires. If it is a miniature the model must be quite large.

The aircraft seen through the window is a miniature shot against a rear projected background which in turn is used as a rear projected background for the live action.

The following sequence looks to be full size however in motion there is a subtle wobble to the aircraft that looks like it is on wires. Unlike the previous sequence, the trees and the reflections in the water look completely real so it may well be a full size crash.

Test Pilot 1938

Some impressive miniature aircraft work in this film supervised by A. Arnold Gillespie along with Donald Jahraus.  There are a number of crash sequences and shots of wings shearing off that fracture and break up in a convincing way.

There is an air race sequence where the miniature shots use rear projected backgrounds that are not always in sync with the banking and direction of the models.