“Catch-22″1970© 1978 Bob Willoughby

The Gulf of California stood in for the Mediterranean Sea in the film. Catch-22 author Joseph Heller had served as a bombardier with B-25s of the 488th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) in Italy during World War II (1970 Paramount ©1978 Bob Willoughby/MPTV Images). (1970 Paramount ©1978 Bob Willoughby/MPTV Images)

1970 Paramount ©1978 Bob Willoughby/MPTV Images