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* BetterToDieThanToBeKilled: Since they don't have parachutes, Cassidy gives each recruit a service pistol to kill themselves if the plane catches fire, as a quick and painless alternative to either burning to death inside the plane or falling to their deaths. [[spoiler:This is what happens to Lowry.]]
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* BetterToDieThanToBeKilled: BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Since they don't have parachutes, Cassidy gives each recruit a service pistol to kill themselves if the plane catches fire, as a quick and painless alternative to either burning to death inside the plane or falling to their deaths. [[spoiler:This is what happens to Lowry.]]
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* BetterToDieThanToBeKilled: Since they don't have parachutes, Cassidy gives each recruit a service pistol to kill themselves if the plane catches fire, as a quick and painless alternative to either burning to death inside the plane or falling to their deaths. [[spoiler:This is what happens to Lowry.]]
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* HookHand: Eddie Beagle, after a LifeOrLimbDecision.
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* HookHand: Eddie Beagle, after a LifeOrLimbDecision. It takes him a while to take off with it, but he eventually [[spoiler:scores his first kill with it.]]
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* MuggingTheMonster: A racist French pilot decides to heckle Eugene, calling him a slur and rubbing his head. Eugene promptly lays him out with a punch, and Cassidy informs the guy that he's picking a fight with a professional boxer, at which point he sensibly backs down.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Jensen, the most idealistic of the pilots, takes the death of his wingman badly and eventually breaks down, prompting Cassidy to ground him. Cassidy's reaction indicates this happens to a lot of pilots. [[spoiler:He only takes to the air again ti save Rawlings.]]
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* JustPlaneWrong: Lots and lots of red Fokker Dr.I triplanes. In RealLife, they were rather uncommon, and of course [[TheRedBaron only one pilot flew an all-red one]]. Also, the French Nieuport brand of biplanes had rotary engines, while the ones in the film are shown to have static ones. This is somewhat forgivable, considering they're all just replicas. What's far worse is that several planes seen in the movie either didn't exist at this point of the war, or were already retired from service. In the commentary, producer Dean Devlin comments that they knew the Red Fokker Triplanes were inaccurate, but they wanted to keep the dogfights easy to follow for the audience by [[ColorCodedCharacters making the aircraft as different as possible.]]
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* JustPlaneWrong: Lots and lots of red Fokker Dr.I triplanes. In RealLife, they were rather uncommon, and of course [[TheRedBaron [[RedBaron only one pilot flew an all-red one]]. Also, the French Nieuport brand of biplanes had rotary engines, while the ones in the film are shown to have static ones. This is somewhat forgivable, considering they're all just replicas. What's far worse is that several planes seen in the movie either didn't exist at this point of the war, or were already retired from service. In the commentary, producer Dean Devlin comments that they knew the Red Fokker Triplanes were inaccurate, but they wanted to keep the dogfights easy to follow for the audience by [[ColorCodedCharacters making the aircraft as different as possible.]]
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: With all the other liberties the movie takes with history, you would be forgiven for thinking Whiskey the lion was made up for the story. Turns out, Whiskey was real, and there was another lion, named Soda, who served as a mascot with him.
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* TokenMinority: Eugene, the black-boxer-turned-pilot. ([[AluminumChristmasTrees Based on Eugene Bullard, the first black military pilot.]]) It's justified by the time period: while the Escadrille isn't formally segregrated, many pilots are openly hostile to black people and the only reason Eugene sticks it out is that he feels indebted to France.
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* TokenMinority: Eugene, the black-boxer-turned-pilot. ([[AluminumChristmasTrees Based (Based on Eugene Bullard, the first black military pilot.]]) ) It's justified by the time period: while the Escadrille isn't formally segregrated, many pilots are openly hostile to black people and the only reason Eugene sticks it out is that he feels indebted to France.
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* DudeNotFunny: While going through the strategy, Beagle asks if they’ll be back in time for lunch. After explaining that he was only trying to lighten the mood, Thenault simply responds “Don't”.
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* DudeNotFunny: While going through the strategy, Beagle asks if they’ll be back in time for lunch. After explaining that he was only trying to lighten the mood, Thenault simply responds “Don't”.
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* DudeNotFunny: While going through the strategy, Beagle asks if they’ll be back in time for lunch. After explaining that he was only trying to lighten the mood, Thenault simply responds “Don't”.
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* JustPlaneWrong: Lots and lots of red Fokker Dr.I triplanes. In [[RealLife]], they were rather uncommon, and of course [[TheRedBaron only one pilot flew an all-red one]]. Also, the French Nieuport brand of biplanes had rotary engines, while the ones in the film are shown to have static ones. This is somewhat forgivable, considering they're all just replicas. What's far worse is that several planes seen in the movie either didn't exist at this point of the war, or were already retired from service. In the commentary, producer Dean Devlin comments that they knew the Red Fokker Triplanes were inaccurate, but they wanted to keep the dogfights easy to follow for the audience by [[ColorCodedCharacters making the aircraft as different as possible.]]
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* JustPlaneWrong: Lots and lots of red Fokker Dr.I triplanes. In [[RealLife]], RealLife, they were rather uncommon, and of course [[TheRedBaron only one pilot flew an all-red one]]. Also, the French Nieuport brand of biplanes had rotary engines, while the ones in the film are shown to have static ones. This is somewhat forgivable, considering they're all just replicas. What's far worse is that several planes seen in the movie either didn't exist at this point of the war, or were already retired from service. In the commentary, producer Dean Devlin comments that they knew the Red Fokker Triplanes were inaccurate, but they wanted to keep the dogfights easy to follow for the audience by [[ColorCodedCharacters making the aircraft as different as possible.]]
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* RuleOfCool: At least two thirds of the movie.
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* RuleOfCool: At least two thirds of the movie. Needless to say, it's only accurate when that would make it cooler.
* SavedByTheAwesome: Rawlings steals plane to save Lucienne and her children. The Captain chews him out for it, then reveals that his superiors decided to give him a medal for saving civilians at great risk to himself.
--> '''Thenault''': Congratulations, Rawlings. And don't ever do it again.
* SavedByTheAwesome: Rawlings steals plane to save Lucienne and her children. The Captain chews him out for it, then reveals that his superiors decided to give him a medal for saving civilians at great risk to himself.
--> '''Thenault''': Congratulations, Rawlings. And don't ever do it again.
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* TokenMinority: Eugene, the black-boxer-turned-pilot. ([[AluminumChristmasTrees Based on Eugene Bullard, the first black military pilot.]])
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* TokenMinority: Eugene, the black-boxer-turned-pilot. ([[AluminumChristmasTrees Based on Eugene Bullard, the first black military pilot.]])]]) It's justified by the time period: while the Escadrille isn't formally segregrated, many pilots are openly hostile to black people and the only reason Eugene sticks it out is that he feels indebted to France.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: WWI fighters were typically decorated in a variety of colors. However, in the film ''all'' of the German fighters are bright red - except for the Black Falcon, who (of course) flies a black aircraft.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: WWI fighters were typically decorated in a variety of colors. However, in the film ''all'' of the German fighters are bright red - except for the one flown by the Black Falcon, who (of course) flies a black aircraft.
