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* AirstrikeImpossible: The plan to destroy Grudrun's dragon breeding facility involves dropping a bomb down the facility's sole ventilation chute, [[spoiler: which will be opened by Rommel's [[TheMole "inside man"]].]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Asazuka and Grudrun are defeated, but most of the squadron [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed themselves]] to hold off the dragon horde. It's also implied that the [[StatusQuoIsGod the war will continue]] with conventional warfare now that the dragons are defeated.]]
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It's UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and the Allies are pushing Germany out of North Africa. The Nazis are desperate, until one of them finds well-preserved eggs from a race of ancient dragons. The monsters ravage their masters' enemies, but the Allies have found a way to regroup. Soon, an elite fighter pilot unit takes to the skies to end the draconic menace.

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It's UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and the Allies are pushing Germany out of North Africa. The Nazis are desperate, until one of them finds well-preserved eggs from a race of ancient dragons. The monsters ravage their masters' enemies, but the Allies have found a way to regroup. Soon, an elite fighter pilot unit unit, made up of ace pilots flying the titular P-51 Mustang, takes to the skies to end the draconic menace.
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Not to be confused with the 2003 [[Film/SyfyChannelOriginalMovie Syfy]] movie ''Dragon Fighter'' starring Creator/DeanCain.

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Not to be confused with the 2003 [[Film/SyfyChannelOriginalMovie Syfy]] movie ''Dragon Fighter'' ''Film/DragonFighter'' starring Creator/DeanCain.
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Not to be confused with the 2003 Creator/{{Syfy}} movie ''Dragon Fighter'' starring Creator/DeanCain.

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Not to be confused with the 2003 Creator/{{Syfy}} [[Film/SyfyChannelOriginalMovie Syfy]] movie ''Dragon Fighter'' starring Creator/DeanCain.
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Not to be confused with the 2003 Creator/{{Syfy}} movie starring Creator/DeanCain.

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* WeirdHistoricalWar: Nazis with dragons vs. Allies.
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'''''P-51 Dragon Fighter''''' is a 2014 {{American|Films}} {{Fantasy|Films}} {{War Movie|s}}.

It's UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and the Allies are pushing Germany out of North Africa. The Nazis are desperate, until one of them finds well-preserved eggs from a race of ancient dragons. The monsters ravage their masters' enemies, but the Allies have found a way to regroup. Soon, an elite fighter pilot unit takes to the skies to end the draconic menace.
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!!This film contains examples of:

* BigBad: Dr. Heinrich Grudun, a Nazi occultist setting dragons upon the Allies.
* BigBadWannabe: UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel, of all people, becomes this when it's made clear that Dr. Heinrich Grudun is the true master of the Dragon Korps. [[spoiler:He eventually betrays Grudun and aids the heroes in secret.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Grudun summons the apocalyptic Asazuka the Destroyer at the very end of the film, leading to the climactic battle.]]
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Asazuka the Destroyer, the one male amongst the dragons, who regularly reincarnates and goes on civilization-destroying rampages. [[spoiler:Like the other dragons, he's basically a wild animal, and only appears for a brief final battle before being killed.]]
* {{Ghostapo}}: The main antagonists are a Nazi unit who have awakened ancient dragons.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The Nazis serve UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, naturally, but he never really shows up.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Aside from the standard increase in honour, UsefulNotes/ErwinRommel [[spoiler:actively allies with the Allies when he decides the Dragon Korps are too dangerous]].
* HistoricalRapSheet: Asuzaka the Destroyer, an especially powerful dragon, is said to have destroyed both Carthage and Rome.
* HerrDoktor: Dr. Heinrich Grudun, an occultist managing the dragon project for Rommel.
* InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike: A Czech pilot says "ano," meaning "yes," to his CO, but one of his squadmates is briefly offended because it sounds nearly identical to the English "no."
* KickTheDog: Grudun setting a dragon on one of his own men to show off its capabilities. The guy only lives because Rommel orders the demonstration halted.
* MyGreatestFailure: Robbins quit flying before the film because he accidentally bombed an area with women and children.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: These are usually female and reproduce by parthenogenesis. The exception is Asuzaka the Destroyer, an especially powerful male who destroys civilizations.
* TheSociopath: Dr. Heinrich Grudun, a Nazi occultist who intends to wipe the Allies off the face of the Earth with his army of dragons, sets a dragon on one of his men as a test run, and [[spoiler:decides to summon an apocalyptically powerful dragon to spite the heroes when he's defeated]].
* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: [[spoiler:Grudun summons Asazuka to take the entire world with him when he realizes the Allies are gonna kill him. The first thing the Destroyer does is burn him alive.]]
* VillainOpeningScene: The Nazis finding a dragon egg.
* WickedWitch: Grudun has a coven of witches controlling the dragons.
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