Flying Fortress (film) one of the few British studios to operate during the Second World War, produced "Flying Fortress" as part of a series of patriotic films aiding the war effort. Warner received co-operation from the Air Ministry, with facilities at RAF Polebrook being provided, along with a Supermarine Spitfire, Bristol Blenheim, and three early Boeing B-17Cs (Fortess Is in RAF service) from No. 90 Squadron RAF, released for use in the production. A number of shooting miniatures were also created, including scale Fortress Is. The burning engine fire depicted at the conclusion of the film is based on an actual World War
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship The Flying Ship (Russian title "Летучий корабль"), or The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, is a Russian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in "The Yellow Fairy Book" and Arthur Ransome in "Old Peter's Russian Tales". Uri Shulevitz illustrated a version of Ransome's tale, "The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship", for which he won the Caldecott Medal in 1969. Also, a made-for-television stop motion-animated film with the same name was released in the United Kingdom in 1990. It aired as part of WGBH's children's series,