There is no was these photos are going to do this thing justice. This is a full sized 747, and laying on its side it's still nearly 3 stories tall. It's no wonder the set wasn't cleaned up after the shoot, and that it's now apart of the studio tour.
War of the Worlds wrote:While they hide in the basement, a severely damaged Boeing 747 is shot down by the alien's heat-ray guns and slams into the house. Ray goes outside to investigate and runs into a news team.
The plane in the crash scene is an All Nippon Airways (Japan) Boeing 747. The plane-crash set was built on the Universal Studios back-lot, right next to the famous Bates house from Psycho. Despite great demand for the location, the studio has decided to keep the crash set intact as a permanent installation on the back-lot tour. The plane's tail fin was repainted in a flat grey tone because it originally bore the colors and logo of a real airline. Pilots flying over the Universal back-lot apparently saw the staged wreckage, recognized the colors and symbol on the tail and began calling in plane crash reports to the FAA. The plane parts were then repainted and disguised in order to discourage further false alarms.
