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Tom takes friends to take the skies in vintage airplanes

Cruise shows off his toys

Tom Cruise proved he was still a Top Gun when he showed off a collection of vintage planes to celebrity pals.
Movie star Ben Stiller and director Steven Spielberg, along with other friends and family, joined the 45-year-old actor at a private LA airport on Saturday.

A string of guests took to the skies in the five different aircraft, each of which had its own pilot.

Eventually Cruise himself donned a helmet and, accompanied by a flight instructor, took his P51 Mustang plane ‘Kiss Me Kate’ for a 40-minute spin.

The group arrived at Burbank airport on Sunday afternoon and came face to face with the aircraft, which dated back to the Second World War.

Stiller and Spielberg stood chatting while other guests were invited to fly as passengers on the planes.

“Everyone was clearly enjoying themselves,” one eyewitness said.

“Ben was cracking jokes and laughing with Tom and Steven.

“But it was definitely Tom who was playing host. He made sure everybody was taken care of and had a good time.”

Cruise, who rose to stardom as pilot Maverick in cult movie Top Gun, even helped his own mother onto the wing of one plane, so she could take a flight.

Mary Cruise laughed and held onto the pilot as she stepped into the aircraft’s cockpit.

After around two hours of flights, the guests departed, leaving Cruise to take his P51 Mustang for a 40-minute flight.

The Lions For Lambs star waved to onlookers as he climbed onto the wing, strapped on a helmet and took control of the plane.

He eventually landed Kiss Me Kate, parked it in an airport hanger and was driven off in a limousine. (Yahoo!)

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June 3, 2008   //   General   //   2 Comments   //  

2 Comments to “Tom takes friends to take the skies in vintage airplanes”

• June 06, 2008 at 7:18 pm
  john j buck says:

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  Bfore i lave this earth!

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• June 09, 2008 at 12:59 pm
  Libraesque says:

  john buck, you may want to take your plea to TC’s official site, as I seriously doubt anyone from his camp would see your request here!

  That being said, I would have to actually see a picture of Steven Spielberg to believe he did anything social with TC. I also didn’t see a picture of him arriving at the housewarming, so I don’t believe the rumors that he was there either.
  It’s well known in HW that there is a bitter fued between the two of them, that has been on-going for some time

  Moderator edit: Libraesque there is no feud going on between them, check out the pictures I posted about Tom flying planes, Steven is there.