Films like The First of the Few
This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
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Battle of Britain
Film · 1969 · also drama and warIn 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasio...
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Red Tails
Film · 2012 · also drama and warThe story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
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Dunkirk
Film · 2017 · also drama and warThe story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches an...
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The Great Waldo Pepper
Film · 1975 · also dramaA biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.
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The Young Lions
Film · 1958 · also drama and warThe lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
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The Last Rifleman
Film · 2023 · also drama and warA WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing...
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The Aviator
Film · 2004 · also dramaA biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magn...
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Darkest Hour
Film · 2017 · also dramaIn May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of...
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Aces High
Film · 1976 · also drama and warThe first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the ave...
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49th Parallel
Film · 1941 · also warIn the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieu...
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