Air Force (1943)

Movie: Air Force (1943)


  • Director: Howard Hawks

  • Release Date: 20 March 1943 (USA)

  • Run Time: 124 min

  • Country: USA

  • Genre: Action , Drama , History , War  



Tagline: GIANTS OF THE SKY...blazing a trail to victory!  

Trivia: In the scene on Wake Island where a marine hands the dog to Assistant Crew Chief Weinberg (George Tobias), a voice can be heard telling the dog to give Weinberg a kiss. The voice was from the dog's owner and trainer, Frank Weatherwax. The dog, named Rommy, had appeared in numerous other movies including Reap the Wild Wind (1942), George Washington Slept Here (1942), and Without Love (1945).
 

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: During the Wake Island scene, the dog's trainer can be heard giving the animal commands to kiss George Tobias.
 

"The Mary Ann, a B-17 Flying Fortress, takes off from California for Hawaii on a routine training flight on December 6, 1941. En route, they learn of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Subsequently the crew mans the Mary Ann through action at Wake Island, the Philippines, and the Battle of the Coral Sea. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>"

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