World War I Film Series: The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol (1938) PG
 

Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, and David Niven star as members of the British army’s Royal Flying Corps at a time when combat flight was in its infancy—and the life expectancy of a pilot was short. Rathbone actually served in WWI and reportedly wears his own decorations in the movie.
This is one in a monthly series of films meant to help interpret some of the scope and complexity of the Great War.