Flying Fortress (1942)

Directed by

Walter Forde

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 08m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An arrogant American pilot flies B-17 bombers from Canada to England during the Blitz. He becomes more committed to the Allied cause, joins the Royal Canadian Air Force, and goes on a bombing raid over Berlin.

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What happens

Flying Fortress is a 1942 British black-and-white war film drama from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by A. H. Soloman, directed by Walter Forde, that stars Richard Greene and co-stars Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfeld, and Donald Stewart. During the Blitz, an arrogant American pilot becomes increasingly committed to the Allied cause after ferrying B-17 bombers from Canada to England. After joining the Royal Canadian Air Force and being assigned to an RAF squadron, he finally takes part in a Flying Fortress bombing raid on Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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