Eagle Squadron (1942)
- Directed by
- Arthur Lubin
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
American pilots join the Royal Air Force before the US enters World War Two. The film follows their training and combat over England.
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What happens
Eagle Squadron is a 1942 American war film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore, John Loder and Nigel Bruce. It was based on a story by C.S. Forester that appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, and inspired by media reports of the fighting in the Battle of Britain, in particular, the American pilots who volunteered before the United States entered World War II, to fly for the Royal Air Force in the actual Eagle Squadrons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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