Starring John Clements (Gandhi, The Four Feathers) as Lieutenant Stacey, Leslie Banks (Dead Man's Shoes, The Big Blockade) as David Weatherby, Ann Todd (The Seventh Veil, Madeleine) as Kay Gordon and Jane Baxter (The Man Who Could Work Miracles) as Celia Wethersby, Ships With Wings is a sterling example of Ealing Studios' commitment to realism when it came to portraying human drama and the war effort. After accidentally killing the brother of the woman he loves during a reckless air stunt, Lieutenant Stacey is given a court martial from his squadron and left to face his demons. Taking refuge on a tiny Greek island, Stacey joins the ranks of a local, civilian air force. But after a close friend is killed by Nazi spies Stacey decides to take things into his own hands, battling the common enemy and his past, hoping for one last heroic shot at heroism and redemption.
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