I enjoyed the film. There is however, a glaring historical inaccuracy in the depiction of the German aircraft. The Fokker DR.I triplane although it was certainly one of the most iconic aircraft of the war, did not enter service until late 1917. The film is set in 1916, the Lafayette Escadrille was in action from April 1916- February 1918 when it was then reorganized into the American Army Air Service. It is therefore unlikely that the unit saw much action against the Dr.I Furthermore all German aircraft were not the DR.I nor were they all painted red, that distinctive color was only attributed to Germany's famous ace Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. the "Red Baron".
Review of Flyboys
