Gallery: Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse One

Mark Malone October 03, 2022

Breathing Easy

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Walt Disney, flying co-pilot with Chuck Malone on oxygen in his first airplane, a 1962 Beech Queen Air 65.

Always Imagining

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Walt Disney reading a script in his Queen Air N234MM.

 

Charles A Malone, Walt’s personal pilot, with Queen Air 65

Walt’s Pilot

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Walt's personal pilot, Charles A Malone, Jr. with Walt Disney Production's Queen Air 65 flying the Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeers.

 

Walt Disney with personal pilot, Chuck Malone

Part Of The Crew

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Walt Disney as copilot with his personal pilot, Chuck Malone.

 

Walt Disney's King Air 90 LJ57. Chuck Malone (personal pilot), Bette Malone, Mark Malone and Bob Wall (copilot)

Fresh Delivery

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Walt Disney's new King Air 90 LJ57 being delivered at the Beech Factory. (From left to right) Personal pilot Chuck Malone, Bette Malone, Mark Malone, and copilot Bob Wall.

 

Chuck Malone, Marry Poppins actress Karen Dotrice and Mark Malone and Mickey Mouse One

Flying An Original Child Star

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(From left to right). Walt's pilot Chuck Malone, Mary Poppins actress Karen Dotrice and Chuck's son Mark Malone; destined to fly Walt's plane, Mickey Mouse One.

 

Walt Disney Deplaning

Always Making An Entrance

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Walt Disney deplaning.

Walt Disney's ideas and motif for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

Continuous Imagination

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Walt's Gulfstream over Fort El Moro, San Juan, Puerto Rico. From this flight came the ideas and motif for 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.

 

Walt Disney in his Gulfstream

Sit Back And Relax

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Walt Disney enjoying a ride in his Gulfstream.

 

Walt Disney

Peter Pan

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Chuck Malone, Walt's personal pilot, gave up his seat so Walt Disney could take his turn at the wheel.

 

Mickey Mouse One at Burbank Airport

A Hollywood Classic

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Mickey Mouse One starting up at Burbank Airport in Burbank, California.

Mark Malone, captain of 234 Mickey Mouse

Next Generation

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Mark Malone, son of Walt’s pilot Chuck, also became captain of 234 Mickey Mouse.

 

Mickey Mouse One

To The Other Coast

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234 Mickey Mouse departing Burbank for Orlando in 1985.

Interior of Walt Disney's Gulfstream

Feels Like Home

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Interior of Walt’s Gulfstream. The cabin divider included autumn leaves from the Disney family home.

 

Mark and Chuck Malone in front of Walt Disney's Gulfstream

Like Father, Like Son

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Mark Malone with his father, Chuck Malone in front of Walt’s Gulfstream.

Walt Disney's Gulfstream

A Whole New World

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Walt’s new Gulfstream with factory tail number N732G, which was used to scout for land in what became his ’Florida Project’.

 

Chuck Malone with Disneyland Peter Pan tour group

Off To Neverland

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Chuck Malone, far left, with Disneyland Peter Pan tour group.

Chuck Malone on his final flight in N234MM

A True Legacy

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Chuck Malone on his final flight in N234MM. 10,600 hrs. in one airplane.

 

Kelvin Bailey and Chuck Malone with Walt Disney Productions Gulfstream and Disneyland Snow White tour group

Heigh Ho!

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Walt Disney Production's Gulfstream with Disneyland's Snow White tour group. Pilots Kelvin Bailey and Chuck Malone (far left).

 

Kelvin Bailey, Alice in Wonderland group and Chuck Malone

In The Looking Glass

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The Alice in Wonderland cast from Disneyland. Pilots Kelvin Bailey (far left), Chuck Malone (far right).

 

Mark Malone, Chuck Malone and Walt Disney's Gulfstream

The Next Generation

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Chuck Malone (right) Mark Malone (left). Father and son flying Walt’s Gulfstream.

Mark and Chuck Malone with Walt Disney's Gulfstream

Continuous Inspiration

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Father and Son: Mark Malone (left) with father Chuck Malone (right).

Grumman Gulfstream

Over The Desert

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Grumman Gulfstream over Palmdale, California.

Chuck Malone, Kelvin Bailey and Dumbo tour group

Aerodynamic Ears

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The Dumbo tour group from Disneyland. Pilots Chuck Malone and Kelvin Bailey (far left).

 

Chuck Malone by the Dowty Rotol propeller

The Time's Top Technology

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Chuck Malone in front of the Dowty Rotol propeller driven by a Rolls Royce Dart engine, developing 1,990 SHP.

 

Gulfstream with a blue paint scheme

Truly Contemporary

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From 1986 to 1992, the Gulfstream was based in Orlando flying with a blue paint scheme.

 

Chuck Malone and Jim Bissell

Two Goofy Pilots

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Two Goofy pilots; Chuck Malone (left) and Jim Bissell (right).

Original Briefing pamphlet

Safety First!

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Original Briefing pamphlet.

Original Briefing pamphlet

Pilot Mickey

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Original Briefing pamphlet.

Original Emergency Checklist

In Case Of Emergency...

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Original Emergency Checklist.

Mary Poppins Tour

A Spoonful Of Sugar Makes For A Smooth Flight

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Mary Poppins Tour.

Gulfstream, enroute to outfitting by Pacific Aeromotive Corp, Burbank, California

Destined For A Legendary Career

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Delivered ‘green’ in 1963 enroute to outfitting by Pacific Aeromotive Corp in Burbank, California.

 


The timeless wonder success of Walt Disney goes hand-in-hand with the aircraft that helped build the global brand that countless fans know and love today.

Walt Disney shared a great admiration for flight, a ‘magical’ phenomenon in and of itself. Starting with a Queen Air 65 before moving on to a Grumman Gulfstream I, Disney represents one of the first true business aviation users, and his influence is immeasurable because of it.

Mark Malone, the son of Walt Disney’s personal pilot, Charles A. Malon, Jr., is an accomplished business jet pilot in his own right. Malone shares his father’s legacy with photos that tell the story of great times flying with Walt Disney aboard his airplane, better known as Mickey Mouse One.

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