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21) Porco Rosso
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Take flight with "Porco Rosso", a valiant World War I flying ace! When "Porco"-- whose face has been transformed into that of a pig, by a mysterious spell-- infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a rival pilot, to "get rid" of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete for the affections of the beautiful Gina, but it is in the air where the true battles are waged. Will our hero be victorious?
22) Memphis Belle
Description
True story depicting the final flight for the crew of the Memphis Belle. The first group of B-17 crewmen to fly 25 successful missions.
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Take a bird's eye view of the state of the aeronautic arts today. Superb documentary footage right at the scene of important shows in Louisville and Houston, while other episodes throw the spotlight onto individual engineering marvels of the past and present. Features "Floating on Air" (Ballooning).
26) Pushing tin
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Two air traffic controllers have an intense rivalry and penchant for one-upmanship, causing hilarious havoc with their careers, marriages and planes in their airspace.
31) Wings
Description
A small fighter jet gets the chance of a lifetime to compete in an international airshow championship. Determined to win, the jet signs up with a demanding trainer, but the reigning champ wants to make sure the jet won't win the tournment--or even compete.
Pub. Date
2011
Description
The story of the 'Fighting 99th' - the first squadron of black American pilots to be allowed to fight for their country. It is 1943 and the U.S. is suffering huge losses on the ground and in the air. Four newly recruited pilots are united by a desire to serve their country, at a time when black flyers were not welcomed in the Air Force. Now, the "Tuskegee Airmen" must undertake the riskiest mission of their lives and to prove to America that courage...
33) The Aviator
Pub. Date
2002, 1985
Description
Edgar Anscombe, an airmail pilot and former World War I fighter pilot, reluctantly takes Tillie Hansen as a passenger in his biplane on a cross-country journey. When the plane crashes and the two must rely on each other to survive, they begin to fall in love.
34) Air America
Pub. Date
©1999
Description
Two renegade pilots are ensnared in the madness of covert operations over Laos during the Vietnam conflict. They lead the crew of Air America, a not-so-secret airline that drops everything from live pigs to opium over villages throughout the Vietnamese countryside.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude's every move. Just as her quick wit is winning them over, strange happenings and holes in her backstory incite paranoia surrounding her true mission. But this crew has more to fear; lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the...
36) Flight
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
A seasoned airline pilot miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on the plane.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Set in modern-day America, the one-hour drama series delivers a new, dramatic take on Will's life-altering journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. Leaving behind the only home he2s ever known for a second chance in an unfamiliar place, Will finds his life turned upside down as he encounters new challenges and biases in a world of wealth and aspiration.