"The true story of the men who inspired Masters of the Air."
Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
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Tom Hanks
Self - Narrator (voice)
Steven Spielberg
Self - Filmmaker
James Stewart
Self - Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group (archive footage)
John 'Lucky' Luckadoo
Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group
Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal
Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)
John A. Clark
Harry Crosby
Self - Navigator, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)
Joseph Armanini
Self - Bombardier, 100th Bomb Group
Frank Murphy
Self - Navigator, 100th Bomb Group
Owen 'Cowboy' Roane
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