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TheHunters poster

The Hunters movie poster.

Movie (1958)
French title: Flammes sur l'Asie

Starring:
Robert Mitchum (Major Cleve Saville)
Robert Wagner (Lieutenant Ed Pell)
Richard Egan (Colonel Dutch Imil)
May Britt (Kristina "Kris" Abbott)

In 1952, during the Korean War, two American pilots become bitter enemies over the same woman but must shelf their personal feud when confronted by deadly Chinese MIG fighter jets in battle.

North American F-86 Sabre[]

TheHunters F-86 exhaust
THunters F-86 CIMG7755

False serial FU-425 s/n 15425 (it should be a Lockheed F-94B-5-LO); correct one should be 52-5425, a F-86F-25-NH.

THunters F-86 CIMG7756
THunters F-86 CIMG7757

Douglas C-54G Skymaster[]

Douglas C-54G (s/n 45-579) operated by the MATS (Military Air Transport Service) of the United States Air Force.

THunters C-54 CIMG7752
THunters C-54 CIMG7753

Sikorsky H-19[]

The orange helicopter between the heads of R. Mitchum and R. Wagner.
Such full orange paint scheme was applied on some HO4S of the US NAVY as like as some HRS of the Marines. Already seen above in the background of the C-54.

THunters H-19 CIMG7754

Republic F-84F-40-RE Thunderstreak[]

TheHunters F-84

Republic F-84F s/n 52-6632 acting as North Korean MiG-15 (despite the Russain red star; North Korean roundel is a red star on a white circle underlined with fin blue and red circles).

TheHunters F-84F 52-6632

Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

THunters F-84 CIMG7758
THunters F-84 CIMG7760

North American F-100C-20-NA Super Sabre[]

North American F-100C s/n 54-1907.
Crash occurred on landing at Edwards AFB, California on 10 January 1956.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

THunters F-100 CIMG7759
TheHunters F-100C crash

From the trailer.

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar[]

THunters C-119 CIMG7761


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