Waco CTO Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 c/n AS-22-296 Ryan STA c/n 128, NC16037 Stearman C3R c/n 5013, NC670K Travel Air 2000 c/n 257, NC3557 Douglas DC-3 Principal photography on Stunt Pilot, with stunt flying by Wally West, began on May 20, 1939 at the Metropolitan Airport, Los Angeles. Additional stock footage was obtained from Hell's Angels (1930). Reception Aviation film historian Michael Paris in From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun: Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema recognized many "film within a film" elements in Stunt Pilot that would later appear in modern classics such as The Great Waldo Pepper (1975). References Notes Citations Bibliography Farmer, James H. Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab Books Inc., 1984. . Paris, Michael. From the Wright Brothers to Top Gun: Aviation, Nationalism, and Popular Cinema. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 1995. . Pendo, Stephen. Aviation in the Cinema. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1985. . Wynne, H. Hugh. The Motion Picture Stunt Pilots and Hollywood's Classic Aviation Movies. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 1987. . External links 1939 films 1939 adventure films American adventure films American aviation films American black-and-white films Films about stunt performers Films directed by George Waggner Monogram Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films