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In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand cant make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brands side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.
During World War I, pilots fight and die in what seems to be an endless war. Veterans Courtney and Scott have survived many near misses and shake their head in despair at the arrival of new replacement pilots, some with only a few hours of flying experience. Most dont survive their first sortie and Courtney for one chides their commanding officer, Major Brand, for sending them to their death. When Brand is promoted however, its Courtney who is put in charge of the squadron and he soon finds himself making the same difficult decisions Brand faced. When Scotts younger brother arrives fresh-faced from flight school, Courtney orders the lad out on patrol over Scotts objections. The young mans death drives a wedge between them. When Scott volunteers for what will inevitably be a suicide mission, Courtney decides to take on the mission himself.
Errol Flynn
Courtney
Basil Rathbone
Major Brand
David Niven
Scott
Donald Crisp
Phipps
Melville Cooper
Sgt. Watkins
Barry Fitzgerald
Bott
Carl Esmond
Hauptmann Von Mueller
Peter Willes
Hollister
Morton Lowry
Donnie Scott
Michael Brooke
Capt. Squires
James Burke
Flaherty
Stuart Hall
Bentham
Herbert Evans
Mechanic
Sidney Bracey
Major Brand's Orderly
Leo Nomis
Aeronautic Supervisor
Hal Brazeale
Gregory
Tyrone Brereton
Orderly
Richard Deane
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