The Dawn Patrol

About The Dawn Patrol

In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason.

The Dawn Patrol (1938) is a war film directed by Edmund Goulding. Released in December 1938, it runs 103 minutes.

Errol Flynn stars as Capt. Courtney, Basil Rathbone as Maj. Brand, David Niven as Lt. Scott, and Donald Crisp as Phipps. Written by Dan Totheroh and Seton I. Miller.

Members will find england, world war i, 1910s, and germany in it. In the United States it streams on YouTube TV.

Paths of Glory, Wings, and The Blue Max make useful companions to The Dawn Patrol. It carries a NR rating.