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Originally titled The Eagle Squadron, it is based on a story by "Melville Crossman", the pen name for 20th Century Fox studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck. It follows an American pilot who joins the Royal Air Force (RAF), during a period when the United States was still neutral.
A Yank in the RAF: Directed by Henry King. With Tyrone Power, Betty Grable, John Sutton, Reginald Gardiner. An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Henry King
- 1942-02-09
"A Yank in the RAF," released in 1941 and directed by Henry King, is a romantic war drama that follows the story of Tim Baker, a brash and adventurous American pilot portrayed by Tyrone Power, who joins the Royal Air Force (RAF) before the United States' entry into World War II.
Tyrone Power 's flying stunt double in this movie, R.A.F. pilot Lieutenant Harold Barlow, was shot down by German aircraft and taken as a prisoner-of-war, according to a 20th Century Fox studio press release of 24 January 1942.
A Yank in the R.A.F. ★★½ 1941. Power's enthusiastic performance as a brash American pilot boosts this dated WWII adventure. He and his British allies seem more concerned over who gets showgirl Betty Grable than in the Nazis, but climactic air attacks retain excitement.
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend. Tyrone Power is a pilots' pilot, but he doesn't believe in anything beyond his own abilities.
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.
