The Dawn Patrol

They roared through the dawn... with death on their wings!

A grim WWI air combat drama centered on the moral toll of command and the futility of sending young men to near-certain death in fragile aircraft.

In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.