Aces: A Story of the First Air War

19931 h 32 min 32 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Raoul Fox

Production: George PearsonDennis MurphyColin Neale

Script: George Pearson

World War I was the first war in which aviators played a part. What was it really like to manoeuvre the first aircraft in battle? How did aerial strategy and tactics evolve throughout the war? And what about the amazing development of aeronautical technology within a few short years? Using rarely-seen archival footage, Aces chronicles the wartime career of a Canadian airman, providing a first-hand glimpse of the war, which broke out just 11 years after the Wright brothers pioneered the flying machine.

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Subject categories


  • War, Conflict and Peace > MilitarismWorld War I
  • Transportation > Military Aircraft and Airfields

Credits


director
Raoul Fox
editing
Raoul Fox
producer
George Pearson
script
George Pearson
executive producer
Dennis Murphy
Colin Neale
George Pearson
cinematography
Savas Kalogeras
sound
Ismaël Cordeiro
sound editing
Wojtek Klis
re-recording
Shelley Craig
Terry Mardini
narrator
Bill McNeil
George Pearson
music
Larry Crosley

Awards


  • People's Choice Award (tied with Hang Gliding and Paragliding by Wayne Bergman and B-52 Giant in the Sky by Tom McArthur)International Aviation Film/Video Festival
  • Silver CINDY AwardItinerant - International CINDY Competition
  • Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Social Issues International Film and Video Festival