好莱坞在二次世界大战期间拍摄的最佳抗战宣传片之一。导演霍华德真实地拍摄了美国空军B-17轰炸机 “玛丽安”号及有关的轰炸药小组成员的故事,全片的“政治意识”十分鲜明,但并不影响故事的推展。编剧达德利撰写的对白精简有力,不少场面的安排反映出他对空军的敬意,战斗动作场面高精尖紧凑刺激。
Flight 42 was on its way, when it comes across an unidentifiable storm. Realizing they must go through, find themselves in France, 1940, World war II. A young soldier (Robbie Kay) tells them they are in the middle of a war zone. Dodging bullets and bombs the flight will attempt to make it back to modern day, without changing history too much.