If you want to see a film that has far more substance than the flashy and shallow Top Gun films, then this film will fit the bill. I'll take Douglas Fairbanks over Tom Cruise any day for believability and skills in a plane. The aerial scenes are quite impressive, given the technology of the time. This adds to the suspense and thrill of the film. Anybody can ride a jet plane (even Tom Cruise), but navigating these 1930 planes took real skill. A little known fact about WW 1 is that crop dusters were the top aviators in the air corps. They had a lot of practice dropping loads at low altitudes, which was a prime skilll required for war.
Review of The Dawn Patrol
