Journey Together(1946)
Directed by John Boulting

Plot Summary: David Wilton, John Aynesworth, and Smith are among a group of cadets hoping to become pilots in the Royal Air Force...

R.A.F. Bomber Command during the early days of W.W.II shown through the eyes of three young men, who all dream of becoming pilots. From the first day of call up, to basic training, then the Empire training scheme in Canada, and finally joining a squadron and forming into a crew.

David Wilton, John Aynesworth, and Smith are among a group of cadets hoping to become pilots in the Royal Air Force. David, however, has poor height perception and cannot master his landings. Therefore he is sent to navigator's school, but finds it hard to concentrate on his new job due to despondency over losing his chance to be "something important," a pilot. His friends and teachers join in an effort to show David the vast importance of the navigator, something he learns for himself over the target city of Berlin.

A film about the education of raw talent, made to illustrate the importance of air navigation. Boulting keys this to precision shots like landmarks amid a welter of difficult gearing in complex articulated sequences like the bombing run. On the other end of the stick is the image, a telling face or, to introduce the young Britons to an American flying school, an unfamiliar landscape reflected in a train window.

The principal flight instructor was Edward G Robinson who is not listed in the credits. He gave his services free out of respect for the war effort. The "few" refer to the original fighter pilots that served at the beginning of the war '39 to '42.

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