WARBIRDS!!

Evergreen also operates their fleet of flying classics as a "for hire" service. Appearing at several airshows annually (airshow appearances have been temporarily cancelled), these rare birds are a popular attraction. Evergreen Ventures Heritage Collection also supplies aircraft to the film industry. They are currently working with a movie company on a feature film, Starring Clint Eastwood. The B-17 is the plane of choice here: The plot of the film, "Operation Cold Feet", involves the extrication of spies from the Soviet Union during the period following World War II. B-17's were used in a balloon and bungie cord snatch operation for these extrications. Coincidentally, the Evergreen B-17's logbook entries show the removal of the apparatus used in these operations. Apparently this very plane was used in the operations depicted in the movie. (curiously there are no entries for the installation, only for removal of this hardware)

The Evergreen Heritage collection includes some very rare airplanes. Along with the "Flying Fortress", a Ford Tri-Motor, Douglas DC-3A, Lockheed P-38 "Lightning", and a beautiful TBM Avenger (the type plane George Bush flew) are available. They also have a Mustang and a Spitfire...as well as several other rare classics.

For further information on this service contact:

Evergreen Ventures Heritage Collection, 3850 Three Mile Lane, McMinnville, OR.97128.......attn.: Gary Thompson

(click to see many of these aircraft and their backgrounds)