The two are now P-40 pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and Europe is already at war. But love is in the air too. Rafe meets the smart and beautiful Evelyn, a Navy nurse, when he and Danny take a physical exam in order to be granted flight status. Afraid he'll fail the vision test, Rafe hides a cheat-sheet that lists all the letters in the bottom row of the eye chart. Nurse Evelyn catches him, but gives him a passing grade anyway.
Romance quickly blooms.
Rafe is eager to fight, and because the United States is not yet at war, he volunteers for the Eagle Squadron, a group of Americans who are set to help the British Royal Air Force fight the Nazi blitz. I m anxious to matter . All too soon, Rafe is shot down over the English Channel and presumed dead. But when Danny s consoling of Evelyn turns into attraction, audiences wonder if Rafe will make a comeback. Nothing except to set the stage for two more hours of cinematic fireworks.