The RAF's
young fighter pilots often flew four or five missions a day, in the most physically and mentally taxing circumstances imaginable; fully one - third of them were killed, gravely wounded (often by horrible burns), or captured during the Battle of Britain.
Not exact matches
What it's about: A
young United States Navy student competes with his fellow students over being the best
fighter pilot and learns a few life lessons along the way.
As a
young adult, he served in World Was II as a skilled
fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force.
Similarly, trainer jets for beginning
fighter pilots are built like
young red - tailed hawks, with longer wings and bigger tails that provide more lift and stability at the expense of speed and maneuverability.
The trouble begins when the Jacksons» oldest son, Ronsel (Jason Mitchell), comes home from World War II, where he was a tank commander, and befriends Henry's dashing
younger brother, Jamie (Garrett Hedlund), a
fighter pilot also just back from the front.
There are three simultaneous stories, each revolving around one of the
young heroes from «The Force Awakens»: Rey (Daisy Ridley), who's found Luke on his hidden island and now needs his help to keep the Resistance alive; Hot - shot
fighter pilot Poe (played by Oscar Isaac), who's part of Leia «s combat team; and Finn (John Boyega), who's on his own side mission.
As students at the United States Navy's elite
fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring
young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
Henry's handsome
younger brother Jamie (Garrett Hedlund) also returns from war, where he was a
fighter pilot, and strikes up a friendship with Ronsel against the strenuous wishes of his father.
Players took on the role of the daring
young Jedi Luke Skywalker as he
piloted a TIE -
fighter through the defences of the Death Star (Episode IV: A New Hope) and ever since then the world of video games has seen its fair share of Star Wars games — some good, some bad and some just plain annoying (Star Wars: Jedi Arena).