Above and beyond

London, 1940. The war is escalating, France has fallen, and England prepares for a German invasion. Against this epic wartime background, a young romance blooms between a man and a woman who will defy orders.

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"London, 1940. The war is escalating, France has fallen, and England prepares for a German invasion. Against this epic wartime background, a young romance blooms between a man and a woman who will defy orders."@en
"In 1940 German U-boats destroy new shipments of British aircraft as quickly as the U.S. factories supply them. The Royal Air Force comes up with a bold new plan--engage the new planes using Newfoundland as its base."@en
"In 1940 German U-boats destroy new shipments of British aircraft as quickly as the U.S. factories supply them. The Royal Air Force comes up with a bold new plan--engage the new planes using Newfoundland as its base."
"Summer 1940. The Battle of Britain is raging and the RAF desperately needs aircraft to fight off German advances. Lord Beaverbrook, one of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's ministers, suggests an audacious proposal... flying planes across from Canada. Many call it a suicide mission, North Atlantic aviation is in its infancy and winter flying is unheard of. Beaverbrook turns to Captain Bennett to mastermind the daring Allied plan."
""Summer 1940. The Battle of Britain is raging and the RAF desperately needs aircraft to fight off German advances. Lord Beaverbrook, one of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's ministers, suggests an audacious proposal...flying planes across from Canada. With only weeks to get the first bombers off the ground they assemble a motley crew of civilian pilots and commence a brutal training program. Chances are taken, nerves are frayed, hearts are broken but Bennett eventually gets his chance to lead the ten hour perilous voyage across the ocean"--Container."