The film features astounding aerial footage for its time. The performances by Clara Bow, Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen are very strong. Great to see a young Gary Cooper in a small part.
I bought this film and also Hell's Angels to view and compare. Both hold up very well across nearly a century. I thought that while both were daring in their own right, Wings was a better story line.
It was the first Best Picture film. It was thought lost. Now we have it to go back and enjoy. Read about it. Given military commitment, and given what a dollar was worth then, it was perhaps the most expensive film ever made.