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Flight Lieutenant (aka Flight Captain and He's My Old Man) is a 1942 American drama war film starring Pat O'Brien as Sam Doyle, a disgraced commercial pilot who works to regain the respect of his son against the backdrop of World War II.
The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) Flight Lieutenant (1942) City Without Men (1943) The Boy from Stalingrad (1943) Faithful in My Fashion (1946) Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) Millie's Daughter (1947) Sword of the Avenger (1948) Shadow of the Eagle (1950) Fugitive Lady (1951) The Golden Hawk (1952) Scarlet Angel (1952) The Pathfinder (1952 ...
He appeared in the 1942 film The First of the Few before being sent to Malta as commander of No. 601 Squadron. After a period of service on the island, the squadron went to North Africa where it was involved in the campaign in the Western Desert. In 1943 he was appointed the Military Governor of Lampedusa.
Wing Commander Ernest Leslie ‘Johnny’ Hyde DFC (1914–1942), was a British senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II, best known for his lead role in the Ministry of Information film Coastal Command that was released after his early death from wounds suffered during air operations over Norway in 1942.
One of the British pilots taken prisoner, Flight Lieutenant Gordon Brettell, was later to be shot as one of the escapees in The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944. [4] Personnel of No. 121 Squadron look on as three Spitfire Vbs come in to land at RAF Rochford in Essex, after a fighter sweep over northern France during August 1942.
Propaganda film: Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject: The News Parade of the Year 1942: Eugene W. Castle: Short documentary: Prelude to War: Frank Capra: Documentary: The first of Capra's Why We Fight film series Sex Hygiene: Otto Brower, John Ford: George Reeves, Richard Derr: Docudrama: We Are the Marines: Louis de Rochemont: War ...
The film was first shown by the BBC on 14 September 2010. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] He appeared on screen in an uncredited speaking role of "Fighter Pilot" in the opening and closing scenes of the 1942 film " The First Of The Few " (US title " Spitfire ") [ 15 ]
Adrian "Warby" Warburton, DSO* DFC** (10 March 1918 – 12 April 1944) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He became legendary in the RAF for his role in the defence of Malta and was described by the then Air Officer Commanding in Chief Middle East, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, as "the most important pilot in the RAF".