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War Merit Cross (Italian) Frank Luke Jr. (May 19, 1897 – September 29, 1918) was an American fighter ace credited with 19 aerial victories, ranking him second among United States Army Air Service pilots after Captain Eddie Rickenbacker during World War I. Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor and first USAAS ace in a day. [1]
- 1917–1918
Blaine Rawlings, a restless Texas rancher, joined up with every intention of quickly becoming an ace fighter pilot. As the flying proves more difficult and dangerous than he or any of the young Americans expected, though, the squadron grows into a supportive team of aviation pioneers. Personality… a confident youth being humbled by war.
Flyboys. (film) Flyboys is a 2006 war drama film starring James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker, David Ellison, Abdul Salis, Philip Winchester, and Tyler Labine. It was directed by Tony Bill, a pilot and aviation enthusiast, [4] and written by Phil Sears, Blake T. Evans, and David S. Ward, with the story by Evans.
- $60 million
- Dean Devlin, Marc Frydman
Sep 21, 2006 · James Franco of “Spiderman” fame stars in the leading role as Blaine Rawlings, a farm boy from Arizona who travels to France during WWI to join the entrancing LaFayette Escadrille. The ...
Sept. 30, 2003, 6:45 AM PDT / Source: msnbc.com. During World War II, eight American airmen were shot down over Chichi Jima and taken prisoner by Japanese troops. The reality of what happened to ...
Sep 22, 2006 · Talking by phone from New York, actor James Franco, who plays a World War I aviator in his new movie, "Flyboys," sounds perfectly sane. (See review on Page 37.) Then again, anyone who can elicit ...
Sep 28, 2006 · September 28, 2006. MGM. Directed by Tony Bill. 5 stars. Judging by its pre-theater publicity, I wasn’t expecting much from “Flyboys.”. A grim James Franco seductively looks over his ...
