Another "documentary" picture, of what I think is a Seafire. The fuselage number is 14-7. --Bill Thompson

They saved the earth!

Can't forget this one.

Here are some vidcaps of different aircraft from the 1953 "War of the Worlds." --Bill Thompson

I think the last five digits on the plane's tail are "59479," but I couldn't get a clear screen capture. --Bill Thompson

Okay, so all three machines are models. It's still a well-constructed diorama. They say that the wires which held up the fighting machines were invisible in the original Technicolor release of the movie, but they showed up when the film was reprinted in a different film format. --Bill Thompson

I'm guessing that these are F-86s, with an F-80 escort. --Bill Thompson

This is the plane that Clayton Forrester and Sylvia van Buren use to escape the first battle. The "War of the Worlds" drinking game goes something like this: When Clayton takes off his glasses, have a drink. When Clayton puts on his glasses, have a drink.