Aces: A Story of the First Air War (1993)

Genre

war film

Country

Canada

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a fictional Canadian pilot from his start in 1914 through his training and into dangerous aerial battles of the First World War.

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What happens

Aces: A Story of the First Air War (Les As du ciel - Chronique de la première guerre des airs for a French-language version) is a 92-minute 1993 Canadian historical drama film directed by Raoul Fox and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The film chronicles the career of a fictional Canadian aviator during the First World War. From his commissioning in 1914, he becomes an observer and then wins his wings as a fighter pilot, and by 1918, is involved in the deadly air combat over the front lines. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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