A remake of a 1930 film which involved RAF pilots during WWI. Starring Errol Flynn & David Niven as a pair of friends who must navigate the perilous trials of their air missions during a time when combat was at its most primitive & dangerous. Raw or 'green' recruits are in constant rotation since they lose their lives due to fear or lack of training. This becomes an added burden for the aces who must take them under their wing & constantly have to bicker w/their higher ups for more time which never seems to be available. Succeeding in capturing the anxiousness of war & frustrations of the battle, Flynn & Niven are never less than perfect w/ample support from Basil Rathbone who plays their conflicted commander.
Review of The Dawn Patrol
