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194218 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

Winning Your Wings

194218 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

A wartime call to arms showcasing the thrill of flying for the Air Force.

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Channel: US National Archives

Winning Your Wings

1942• 18 minPG

6.0/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

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A wartime call to arms showcasing the thrill of flying for the Air Force.

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John Huston

John Hustondirector

Owen Crumpdirector

Owen Crumpwriter

James Stewart

James Stewartcast

Jean Ames

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Winning Your Wings is a 1942 short American World War II recruitment film produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring Jimmy Stewart. It was aimed at young men who were thinking about joining the Air Force.

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