Flyboys

Flyboys

When the world first went to war, they were the first to fly.

PG-13 2006 · 138 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, History, War

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

Directed by Tony Bill · Written by David S. Ward

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