A Yank in the R.A.F.

original title:
A Yank in the R.A.F.
other titles:
The Eagle Flies Again
country / year of production:
USA / 1941
original length:
98 min. , black/white
premiere:
USA: 26 September 1941
genre:
adventure
based on:
director:
Henry King
film script:
Karl Tunberg , Darryl F. Zanuck
producer:
Darryl F. Zanuck
cinematographer:
Leon Shamroy
editor:
Barbara McLean
composer:
Alfred Newman
cast (role):
Tyrone Power (Tim Baker) , Betty Grable (Carol Brown) , John Sutton (Group Cmdr. John Morley) , Reginald Gardiner (Flying Officer Roger Pillby) , Donald Stuart (Cpl. Harry Baker) , Tyrone Power , Betty Grable , John Sutton , Reginald Gardiner , Donald Stuart
more:
plot synopsis:
Pilot Tim Baker comes to London and to impress nightclub-singer Carol Brown he joins the Royal Air Force. His easy attitude towards the war changes when he is to fly under combat conditions.
keywords:
air force , pilot , volunteers , women during wartime
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Falconer, Jonthan: Life as a battle of Britain pilot, Stroud : Sutton, 2007.

Wragg, David: RAF handbook 1939 - 1945, Stroud : Sutton, 2006.
remarks:
The scenes with the Spitfires were filmed in the UK.

Was nominated for the "Oscar" in 1942.
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD