Heroes rise. Empires fall. Legends endure.
Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.
army
airplane
flying
nurse
world war i
pilot
based on true story
flight
aviation
1910s
1900s