Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds movie poster.

Movie (1942)
French title : Les Chevaliers du ciel (1942)

Starring:
James Cagney (Brian MacLean)
Dennis Morgan (Johnny Dutton)
Brenda Marshall (Emily Foster)
Alan Hale (Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murph)
George Tobias (Blimp Lebec)
Reginald Gardiner (Scrounger Harris)

Brian McLean is a ruthless bush-pilot in Canada. He offers some other pilots an opportunity of earning a lot of money, but he marries the girlfriend of one of them. After listening to Churchill's famous "Blood, sweat and tears" radio address he and some other pilots decide to join the RCAF - and his superior is the pilot who's girlfriend he has married. Due to this and the fact, that McLean doesn't like to obey he gets into troubles.

Noorduyn Norseman Mk I

Bush pilot (James Cagney) Brian McLean’s aircraft. This was the prototype Norseman, registered CF-AYO. Fake registration CF-HGO was applied for filming.

Noorduyn Norseman Mk I

Arrival at Uplands RCAF Base, with wheels.

Noorduyn Norseman Mk I

Fairchild 71C

Bush pilot Johnny Dutton’s aircraft. Fake registration CF-NBP.

Fairchild 71C

Waco ZQC-6

Bush pilot Lebec’s aircraft. Fake registration CF-GHV.

Waco ZQC-6

Waco YKC

Bush pilot Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy’s aircraft. Fake registration CF-JPY. Seen in the background.

Waco YKC

In the background.

Waco YKC

Supermarine Spitfire I

North American Harvard II

North American Harvard II of the RCAF.

North American Yale

French Armée de l’Air specification NA-64, 119 aircraft not delivered to France in 1940. Sold to RCAF as Yale.

North American Yale of the RCAF.

North American Yale of the RCAF. The furthest two aircraft (3399 & 3400) still exist in airworthy condition in Ontario, Canada. The third one has still its French Roundel (see talk tab to know why).