HighFlightTheMovie

HIGH FLIGHT - The Movie

                        
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                          EXT. ABOVE ENGLISH CHANNEL - NOVEMBER 1941 - DAY
                        
                          We are flying from England to France above scattered clouds on a beautiful November day. A single SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MARK VB fighter aircraft (squadron markings VZ-H, serial number AD-291) comes into view with ENGLAND'S DOVER CLIFFS in the background. In the cockpit of the Spitfire, we see ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (RCAF) PILOT OFFICER JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE, JR., age 19. Magee has a handsome face, black hair, and a pencil-thin moustache. 
                        
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                          INT. MAGEE'S SPITFIRE VZ-H
                        
                          Magee takes off his oxygen mask for a moment, and we see that he is smiling, having a great time. He looks around...
                        
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                          EXT. ABOVE ENGLISH CHANNEL - NOVEMBER 1941 - DAY
                        
                          CAMERA gradually pulls back, and three other MKVB Spitfires from Magee's 412 SQUADRON (RCAF) come into view (aircraft squadron markings VZ-G, VZ-B, VZ-K) - Magee is flying #2 position in his flight of four.
                        
                          CAMERA pulls back even more; gradually more Spitfires and a flight of 12 ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) BLENHEIM BOMBERS come into view. 
                        
                          CAMERA continues pull back; we see that on the other side of the bombers are more Spitfire escorts. There are two POLISH SQUADRONS and one ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE SQUADRON in addition to the RCAF 412 squadron.  The sky is full of Spitfires; over 100 in total.
                        
                          SCREEN CAPTION:
                        
                          "Circus 110 Operation - November 8th, 1941"
                        
                          "Royal Air Force Blenheim Bombers, escorted by Spitfires from Polish, Australian and Canadian Squadrons, on their way to attack an industrial target in Nazi-occupied France.  The "Circus" operations were designed to lure Luftwaffe fighters into action." 
                        
                        copyright 2007 Ray Haas

And so begins my movie. This incident actually happened, and will be depicted with a minimum of embellishment.

Over 17 years of research into the life and times of John Gillespie Magee, Jr., are going into this production. There is not one aspect of Magee's life that I have not looked into. I am very excited to have written the script, and hope very much to be highly involved with the production.

Stay tuned to this website. I will be bringing you news as it develops!

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