John Ford's The Wings of Eagles (1957) is based on the life of what famous flyer?

The Wings of Eagles was based on World War I aviator Frank “Spig” Wead, who after a debilitating accident, became a screenwriter.

The screenplays he wrote included Air Mail (1932), The Citadel (1938), and They Were Expendable (1945).

How did John Ford, John Wayne, and Ward Bond start making movies together? In the 1920s, John Wayne was a University of Southern California student who worked as a laborer and bit player on the Fox lot, where he got…
When did Henry Ford found the Ford Motor Company? Henry Ford found the Ford Motor Company in 1903 in Detroit, Michigan.
In what year did Rita Hayworth's famous World War II pinup photo appear on the cover of Life magazine? Rita Hayworth's famous World War II pinup photo appeared on the cover of Life magazine in 1941.
Who were the real-life gynecologists on whose story the film Dead Ringers (1988) was based? Steven and Cyril Marcus were the real-life gynecologists. The twins were found dead in their Upper East Side apartment in 1975, having killed themselves with barbiturates. In…
What part did future director John Ford play in The Birth of a Nation (1915)? John Ford played a Ku Klux Klan member in The Birth of a Nation.
What was director John Ford's (1895-1973) real name? Director John Ford's (1895-1973) real name was Sean Aloysius O'Feeney.