On 2026-02-15, Jan Panteltje  wrote:   
   > There waa that movie about a plane crashing in the desert   
   > On board was a hobby plane tinkerer, he modified that wreckage to a   
   > new plane,   
   > it actully took of and saved them.   
   > They later found out he only had build model airplanes :-)   
      
   The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flight_of_the_Phoenix_(1965_film)   
      
   In the movie they has a working radio receiver (how they knew the search   
   was looking in the wrong place) plus power (hand crank?) and lights   
   at night.  They should have been rescued shortly after the storm was   
   over -- just build a spark gap transmitter.  They had wire & power..   
      
   https://youtu.be/xMi3MtzS3Iw?t=3861   
      
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