During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.
Bill McLean
- Pvt. Wilbur
- (as William McLean)
George Adrian
- German Pilot
- (uncredited)
Robert Alderette
- Chappell's Crew Chief
- (uncredited)
Joel Allen
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
George Backus
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
Janet Barrett
- Chorine
- (uncredited)
Lilian Bond
- English Lady
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe fighter squadron in the film was equipped with 16 Republic P-47 Thunderbolts culled from Air National Guard units from Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. That is why the P-47s have different color schemes and other markings. The planes depicting Luftwaffe fighters were North American P-51 Mustangs from the California Air National Guard. The ANG pilots were able to fulfill their active duty flying requirements during the production of this film.
- GoofsWhen loading ammo for the D Day mission, the NAPALM tanks are labeled NEPALM.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Narrator: And so the brilliant page of history was written, thanks to the wisdom of the Mike McCreadys, to the inspiration of the Bill Brickleys, to the laughter of the Duke Chappells, to the eagerness of the Shorty Kirks, to the youth of the Tennessee Atkins, to the loyalty of the Stuart Hamiltons, and to the courage and the daring of the Ed Hardins, who streaked across the skies to make possible the victory below.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh (2014)
- SoundtracksWe Watch the Skyways
(uncredited)
Music by Max Steiner
Played during the opening credits and occasionally in the score
Featured review
One of the forties better flying Movies.
An enjoyable movie. Loaded with clichés and the usual Hollywood gaffes (Like using P-51's for ME-109's), but none the less one of the better flying movies produced in the forties. It has, arguably some of the best flying movie footage of all of the flying type movies produced in that decade. I would buy this one if I could get it from a supplier. I finally was able to make an off the air copy from the TCM channel on satellite the other night. The choice of cast is excellent. Future film star Rock Hudson is wooden in his one liner in the Officers Club, but you gotta start somewhere. And this was his first movie part. If you like airplanes (fighter planes), you'll like this one.
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- dwaskes
- Jul 15, 2001
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- Budget
- $1,597,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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