Flights of Courage
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Meet the death-defying pilots who made aviation history with this collection of three programs on one high-flying disc. "Flights of Courage" chronicles the exploits of America's mail pilots, the "cream of the crop" who risked their lives to unite a nation by air. "The Red Baron" profiles Germany's Flying Ace, Manfred Von Richthofen, the nemesis of Allied fliers, and for whom death was the only measuring stick. "The Lindbergh Story" charts the life of Charles Lindbergh, the American hero who completed the first nonstop solo trans-Atlantic flight, and whose personal life was marked by unspeakable tragedy. Review: Great video! - Birthday gift, he loved it! Review: Good classroom resource, historically accurate, fact-based aviation DVD - So many DVDs and online aviation videos take huge liberties with facts and are overly dramatic. This is refreshingly different. The mail pilot segment has interviews with historians and actual mail pilots. Ditto for the Red Baron - WWI segment. It puts the lie to the myth that air combat then was somehow gentlemanly and chivalrous. The segment on Lindbergh is succinct and covers all the major points in 20 minutes. There are some shorter segments on Amelia Earhart. I use this in community college aviation classes and highly recommend it as a teaching resource. Each of the three major segments is about 20 minutes long.
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 Reviews |
S**N
Great video!
Birthday gift, he loved it!
B**S
Good classroom resource, historically accurate, fact-based aviation DVD
So many DVDs and online aviation videos take huge liberties with facts and are overly dramatic. This is refreshingly different. The mail pilot segment has interviews with historians and actual mail pilots. Ditto for the Red Baron - WWI segment. It puts the lie to the myth that air combat then was somehow gentlemanly and chivalrous. The segment on Lindbergh is succinct and covers all the major points in 20 minutes. There are some shorter segments on Amelia Earhart. I use this in community college aviation classes and highly recommend it as a teaching resource. Each of the three major segments is about 20 minutes long.
R**.
Great aviation history.
A wonderful piece of aviation history. It says everything about the spirit of the people who started it all. Very happy to own it. Part of my collection now. Thanks. Sincerely, Rick L.
B**L
Well Done!
Featuring the rarely told stories of what WWI dog fights were really like, the challenges and high death toll faced by the first brave men to fly US mail across the country, and the rise and fall of Charles Lindbergh this dvd covers a lot of ground. Using antique planes, first-person accounts, original footage where available and commentary by historians, each of the three segments flows seamlessly and offers a fascinating inside look at these lesser known but high-drama eras of aviation. Much of this material was new to me, and I greatly enjoyed it. The separation of the segments in nice because they can be watched all together movie-style or easily viewed alone if used in an educational or theme-specific setting. Highly recommend this one!
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