The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. After an unfortunate start and a drumming down from his commanding officer, Baird must balance the struggle to impress his Group Captain, regain his pride, fit in with his fellow pilots, and survive one of the most intense air battles in history.

• Templar Film Studios
• Associated British Picture Corporation
• Jack Hawkins
• Michael Denison
• John Gregson
• Cyril Raymond
• Veronica Hurst
• Harold Goodwin
• Geoffrey Keen
• Philip Stainton