𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 - 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐤

Another sidepiece i had to finish before focusing on planes again. The classic fight scene on the Flying Wing!

The Flying Wing seen in the film was not a real plane. Raiders of the Lost Ark production designer Norman Reynolds designed the plane for the film, based on historical Northrop Corporation designs and drawings by the late Ron Cobb of the Horten Ho 229. However, it more closely resembles the Lippisch Li P.04-106, a concept fighter studied by Germany toward the end of World War II.
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The Flying Wing was built by Vickers, and painted in London at EMI Elstree Studios. In order to ship the unwieldy prop to Tunisia, it had to be disassembled and sent piecemeal before being reconstructed on location.
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While filming the fight sequence between Indiana Jones and the German Mechanic with Pat Roach, Harrison Ford was accidentally run over by the landing gear and tore the ACL in one of his knees.
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When Marion Ravenwood gets locked in the cockpit of the Flying Wing after knocking out the pilot during Indy's fight against the mechanic, the Raiders film crew can be seen reflected in the glass.
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Most of the body blows you hear during the fight were created by hitting a pile of leather jackets with a baseball bat. 🤠