Description: Inspired by the book The Millionaires’ Unit by Marc Wortman, the film is the story of a privileged group of college students from Yale who formed a private air militia in preparation for America’s entry into World War One. Known as the First Yale Unit, and dubbed ‘the millionaires’ unit’ by the New York press, they became the founding squadron of the U.S. Naval Air Reserve and were the first to fly for the United States in the Great War. Using the words of these pioneer aviators from their letters and diaries, the documentary tells the story of young men coming of age as America was coming of age as a world power. Their service and sacrifice is the great untold story of American aviation in World War One.
Playing: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Village Theatres in Coronado, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118
Category: Documentary
Director: Ron King and Darroch Greer
Running Time: 120 minutes
Rating: NR
Official Website: www.millionairesunit.org
Year Made: 2015
Country: USA
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