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by WalterBright 2748 days ago
Check out the movie "The Blue Max". Initially, WW1 pilots were selected from the nobility. The death rate was so high that they ran low on nobility and were forced to recruit pilots from commoners. TBM is about the transition.

The soundtrack is also a favorite of mine. I don't think any other piece of music captures so well what it's like to fly.