The private plane of Porfirio Rubirosa, a converted North American B-25 Mitchell, at Cannes Airport in 1954. North American B-25 Mitchell B-25H-1NA 43-4432 (N10V). See https://bit.ly/2XS08rs. Was as "Berlin Express" in the 1970 movie Catch-22. Today at Eagle Hangar, EAA Aviation Museum, Oshkosh.

A low, head-on perspective captures Porfirio Rubirosa's private plane, a converted North American B-25 Mitchell, at Cannes Airport in 1954. The twin-engine aircraft rests on a wet tarmac that reflects the overcast sky. Dark, decorative stripes curve around its rounded nose, and its two-bladed propellers are stationary. This particular aircraft would later gain fame as the "Berlin Express" in the 1970 film *Catch-22*.

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