Re: Mount Airy and Aunt Bee's landing strip
According to information on IMDB. This episode 8.23 was filmed at Whiteman Airport, just north of Burbank, Ca. (WHP (KWHP)), located at 34-15-33.571 N / 118-24-48.359 W . You can see how little the land around the airport was developed in 1968. The airport is still active in 2022 and has 80,000 general aviation takeoffs and landings each year. Looking at the photos of the airport, the mountains and hills behind the shots in the show are evident. The aircraft registration number N5955B is assigned to a 1956 Cessna 182A. The show is set in Mayberry, a fictional town in North Carolina, but the geography around the airport, including the smokestacks in the background, clearly show that this is the San Fernando Valley. Margaret Floyd: I'm going to Nashville. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 24, Issue 22
Hey Robbie, Thanks for that good information!I had forgotten the name of the airport. It would be cool to have visited there when I was in CA. Maybe someday I'll be back out there and can go and see it if I'm nearby. -- FYI - Folksdon't forget about the private Facebook group for WBMTUBB. Come over and join, if you're on Facebook. It's been a lot of fun to see photos and stuff that we can't show here on the Digest. Just remember to answer the questions for the group or I can't let you in..you'll have to try again. Here's the link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/wbmutbb --Allan On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 11:28 AM Robbie Curlee wrote: > To answer one of Holland’s questions in the previous digest, the airport > Aunt Bee used was Whiteman Airport in the San Fernando Valley which still > looks much the same today. > > Robbie > Mount Airy NC > > > > / > ___ > WBMUTBB mailing list > WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com > http://www.wbmutbb.com/ > ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 24, Issue 22
To answer one of Holland’s questions in the previous digest, the airport Aunt Bee used was Whiteman Airport in the San Fernando Valley which still looks much the same today. Robbie Mount Airy NC > / ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mount Airy and Aunt Bee's landing strip
Watching over the episode when Aunt Bea gets her pilots license. I know it wasnt Mt Airy but what city did the show producer use for the town in the scene ( where she wanted to look at her house while flying ) ? And what was the name of the airplane runway that was used ? Was it even an airport ? Looks like a private one that could have used a few dollars from the county. Could have used the help of Otis and his lawyer Neal Bentley but Otis has no reason to be on the tarmac unless picking up a load of shine. Was the airstrip concluded in the show ( didnt watch it all that time ) that it was in Mayberry ? Holland Lexington NC Less than one hour from Mayberry ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
