A series of eight films which follows the fortunes of the young men who aim to fly the fast jets of the Royal Air Force. 1: Dreams
Their training costs £1½-million; their aircraft millions more. What sort of men want to fly these warplanes? And why?
The selection starts at the famous World War II airfield, Biggin Hill. The 34 applicants are a curious mixture: bank clerks, a university drop-out, a zoologist, a farmer, a milkman, and a state-registered nurse. They face three days of concentrated examination. To succeed they must prove that they have physical co-ordination, intelligence, medical fitness, motivation and that elusive quality, the right stuff Those who pass I will be saying goodbye to their youth.
Film editor TONY HEAVEN Producer colin STRONG