Here from 1935 is Gaumont British's documentary about the Royal Air Force, simply titled "RAF", and directed by John Betts.This film looks at the training of new recruits, and includes views of many aircraft of the period. Anyone who thinks that formation flying started with the Red Arrows had better think again - here we see bi-planes flying in perfect synchronization over 70 years ago.
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
I just watched this on late night ABC (Australia) Set about four years before the outbreak of WWII. It covers RAF training. Pilots, mechanics etc. All the planes were biplanes. The five man bomber was worth watching the movie for. Shows lots of formation flights. Old flying movies are interesting in that they rave on about their latest (HITEC). I think this is a gee whiz motivational movie for its time. Worries about the pending second war were there at the time this was made . So the powers that be were trying to encourage men to enlist. Well worth a look if your interested in a genuine historical Documentary of air cadet training
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