I also loved Airport, with Dean Martin, Jacqueline Bisset, and a star-studded cast.
Wasn't George Kennedy in that one? I always loved seeing Jaqueline Bisset. Great dame!
Another interesting tidbit about my neighbor, Will. He had seen the gun hit the conning tower of the Jap sub as it was trying to sneak into Pearl while aboard the USS Ward. A few years ago Henry Ballard invited Will to go with him on an expedition to find the sunken Jap sub. Will went, but Ballard would not listen to where Will knew the sub to be. Needless to say they never found it. A few months later some Japanese students at the University of Hawaii asked Will if he knew where the sub was. He gave them coordinates of where he knew the sub to be. The students found it.
I lost much respect to Ballard's arrogance. Will shall always be my hero, neighbor and friend!