Canada's Air Force in Film
- A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941). An American pilot joins the Royal Air Force. At the beginning of the film he lands his Harvard at RCAF Station Trenton where he winds up in trouble with the military authorities. Stars Tyrone Power.
- Captains of the Clouds (1942). About Canadian bush pilots in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Stars James Cagney.
- For the Moment (1993). About airmen training on a Manitoba British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station and their romantic involvements. Stars Russell Crowe.
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