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	~~{{Short description\|1965 film by Ken Annakin}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=September 2013}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2020}}~~
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Those Magnificent Men<br/>in their Flying Machines;<br/>Or, How I Flew from London to Paris<br/>in 25 Hours 11 Minutes		\| name = Those Magnificent Men<br/>in their Flying Machines;<br/>Or, How I Flew from London to Paris<br/>in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
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	\| [[Golden Globes]] \|\| Most Promising Newcomer{{spaced ndash}}Male \|\| James Fox \|\| {{nom}}		\| [[Golden Globes]] \|\| Most Promising Newcomer{{spaced ndash}}Male \|\| James Fox \|\| {{nom}}
	\|}		\|}

	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Aéro-Club de France]]
	*[[Gordon Bennett Trophy (aeroplanes)\|Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy]]

	==References==		==References==

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	The film includes reproductions of 1910-era aircraft, including a [[triplane]], [[monoplane]]s, [[biplane]]s and also [[Horatio Phillips]]'s 20-winged multiplane from 1904.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/phillips/Tech4.htm \|title=Horatio Philipps and the Cambered Wing Design \|website=The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission \|date=2003 \|access-date=25 March 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528011715/http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/phillips/Tech4.htm \|archive-date=28 May 2010 }}</ref> Wheeler insisted on authentic materials but allowed the use of modern engines and modifications necessary to ensure safety. Of 20 types built in 1964 at £5,000 each, six could fly, flown by six stunt pilots and maintained by 14 mechanics.<ref name="DVD 1"/> The race take-off scene where seven aircraft are in the air at once included a composite addition of one aircraft. Flying conditions were monitored carefully, with aerial scenes filmed before 10 am or in early evening when the air was least turbulent, as the replicas, true to the originals, were flimsy, and control, especially in the lateral plane, tended to be marginal. When weather conditions were poor, interiors or other incidental sequences were shot instead. Wheeler eventually served not only as the technical adviser but also as the aerial supervisor throughout the production, and, later wrote a comprehensive background account of the film and the replicas that were constructed to portray period aircraft.<ref name="Wheeler (1965)">Wheeler (1965).</ref>		The film includes reproductions of 1910-era aircraft, including a [[triplane]], [[monoplane]]s, [[biplane]]s and also [[Horatio Phillips]]'s 20-winged multiplane from 1904.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/phillips/Tech4.htm \|title=Horatio Philipps and the Cambered Wing Design \|website=The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission \|date=2003 \|access-date=25 March 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528011715/http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/phillips/Tech4.htm \|archive-date=28 May 2010 }}</ref> Wheeler insisted on authentic materials but allowed the use of modern engines and modifications necessary to ensure safety. Of 20 types built in 1964 at £5,000 each, six could fly, flown by six stunt pilots and maintained by 14 mechanics.<ref name="DVD 1"/> The race take-off scene where seven aircraft are in the air at once included a composite addition of one aircraft. Flying conditions were monitored carefully, with aerial scenes filmed before 10 am or in early evening when the air was least turbulent, as the replicas, true to the originals, were flimsy, and control, especially in the lateral plane, tended to be marginal. When weather conditions were poor, interiors or other incidental sequences were shot instead. Wheeler eventually served not only as the technical adviser but also as the aerial supervisor throughout the production, and, later wrote a comprehensive background account of the film and the replicas that were constructed to portray period aircraft.<ref name="Wheeler (1965)">Wheeler (1965).</ref>

	The following competitors were listed:~~{{citation needed\|date=November 2015}}~~		The following competitors were listed:
	# Richard Mays: [[Antoinette IV]] (Aircraft number 8: flying replica)		# Richard Mays: [[Antoinette IV]] (Aircraft number 8: flying replica)
	# Sir Percy Ware-Armitage: [[Roe IV Triplane\|Avro Triplane IV]] (Aircraft number 12: flying replica)		# Sir Percy Ware-Armitage: [[Roe IV Triplane\|Avro Triplane IV]] (Aircraft number 12: flying replica)
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	The Eardley Billing Tractor Biplane replica flown by David Watson appeared in two guises, in more or less authentic form, impersonating an early German tractor biplane, and also as the Japanese pilot's mount, modified with boxkite-like side curtains over the [[interplane strut]]s, a covered fuselage, and colourful "oriental" decorations.<ref>Carlson (2012), p. 328.</ref>		The Eardley Billing Tractor Biplane replica flown by David Watson appeared in two guises, in more or less authentic form, impersonating an early German tractor biplane, and also as the Japanese pilot's mount, modified with boxkite-like side curtains over the [[interplane strut]]s, a covered fuselage, and colourful "oriental" decorations.<ref>Carlson (2012), p. 328.</ref>

	[[File:Alberto Santos Dumont flying the Demoiselle (1909).jpg\|~~left~~\|thumb\|250px\|[[Alberto Santos-Dumont\|Santos-Dumont]] flying his Demoiselle in Paris, 1907]]		[[File:Alberto Santos Dumont flying the Demoiselle (1909).jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|[[Alberto Santos-Dumont\|Santos-Dumont]] flying his Demoiselle in Paris, 1907]]
	In addition to the flying aircraft, several unsuccessful aircraft of the period were represented by non-flying replicas{{spaced ndash}}including contraptions such as an [[ornithopter]] (the Passat Ornithopter) flown by the Italian contender, the Walton Edwards Rhomboidal, Picat Dubreuil, Philips Multiplane and the Little Fiddler (a canard, or tail-first design). Several of the "non-flying" types flew with the help of "movie magic". The Lee Richards Annular Biplane with circular wings (built by Denton Partners on [[Woodley Aerodrome]], near Reading) was "flown on wires" during the filming.<ref name="Wheeler (1965) Lee Richards">Wheeler (1965), pp. 92-93</ref>		In addition to the flying aircraft, several unsuccessful aircraft of the period were represented by non-flying replicas{{spaced ndash}}including contraptions such as an [[ornithopter]] (the Passat Ornithopter) flown by the Italian contender, the Walton Edwards Rhomboidal, Picat Dubreuil, Philips Multiplane and the Little Fiddler (a canard, or tail-first design). Several of the "non-flying" types flew with the help of "movie magic". The Lee Richards Annular Biplane with circular wings (built by Denton Partners on [[Woodley Aerodrome]], near Reading) was "flown on wires" during the filming.<ref name="Wheeler (1965) Lee Richards">Wheeler (1965), pp. 92-93</ref>

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	[[Peter Hillwood]] of Hampshire Aero Club constructed an [[Roe IV Triplane\|Avro Triplane Mk IV]], using drawings provided by Geoffrey Verdon Roe, son of [[Alliott Verdon Roe\|A.V. Roe]], the designer. The construction of the triplane followed A.V. Roe's specifications and was the only replica that utilised wing-warping successfully. With a more powerful 90 hp Cirrus II replacing the 35 hp Green engine that was in the original design, the Avro Triplane proved to be a lively performer even with a stuntman dangling from the fuselage.<ref name="DVD bonus"/>		[[Peter Hillwood]] of Hampshire Aero Club constructed an [[Roe IV Triplane\|Avro Triplane Mk IV]], using drawings provided by Geoffrey Verdon Roe, son of [[Alliott Verdon Roe\|A.V. Roe]], the designer. The construction of the triplane followed A.V. Roe's specifications and was the only replica that utilised wing-warping successfully. With a more powerful 90 hp Cirrus II replacing the 35 hp Green engine that was in the original design, the Avro Triplane proved to be a lively performer even with a stuntman dangling from the fuselage.<ref name="DVD bonus"/>

	[[File:Antoinette V.jpg\|thumb\|~~left~~\|250px\|Original [[Daguerreotype]] of an Antoinette IV c. 1910{{spaced ndash}}note triangular ailerons hinged on trailing edge of wing]]		[[File:Antoinette V.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Original [[Daguerreotype]] of an Antoinette IV c. 1910{{spaced ndash}}note triangular ailerons hinged on trailing edge of wing]]
	The [[Antoinette IV]] film model closely replicated the slim, graceful monoplane that was very nearly the first aircraft to fly the [[English Channel]], in the hands of [[Hubert Latham]], and won several prizes in early competitions. When the Hants and Sussex Aviation Company from Portsmouth Aerodrome undertook its construction, the company followed the original structural specifications carefully, although an out-of-period [[de Havilland\|de Havilland Gypsy]] I engine was used. The Antoinette's wing structure proved, however, to be dangerously flexible, and lateral control was very poor, even after the wing bracing was reinforced with extra wires, and the original wing-warping was replaced with ailerons (hinged on the rear spar rather than from the trailing edge, as in the original Antoinette). Nonetheless, even in its final configuration the Antoinette was marginal in terms of stability and lateral control and great care had to be taken during its flying sequences, most flights being straight "hops".<ref name="Wheeler (1965) Antoinette">Wheeler (1965), pp. 27-35</ref>		The [[Antoinette IV]] film model closely replicated the slim, graceful monoplane that was very nearly the first aircraft to fly the [[English Channel]], in the hands of [[Hubert Latham]], and won several prizes in early competitions. When the Hants and Sussex Aviation Company from Portsmouth Aerodrome undertook its construction, the company followed the original structural specifications carefully, although an out-of-period [[de Havilland\|de Havilland Gypsy]] I engine was used. The Antoinette's wing structure proved, however, to be dangerously flexible, and lateral control was very poor, even after the wing bracing was reinforced with extra wires, and the original wing-warping was replaced with ailerons (hinged on the rear spar rather than from the trailing edge, as in the original Antoinette). Nonetheless, even in its final configuration the Antoinette was marginal in terms of stability and lateral control and great care had to be taken during its flying sequences, most flights being straight "hops".<ref name="Wheeler (1965) Antoinette">Wheeler (1965), pp. 27-35</ref>

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	=== Casting ===		=== Casting ===
	[[Stuart Whitman]], the American lead, was selected over the first choice, [[Dick Van Dyke]], whose agents never contacted him about the offer.<ref name="DVD 12" /> [[Irina Demick]] was rumored to be romantically involved with Darryl F. Zanuck, who had campaigned for her casting.<ref name="DVD bonus2" />		[[w:Stuart Whitman\|Stuart Whitman]], the American lead, was selected over the first choice, [[w:Dick Van Dyke\|Dick Van Dyke]], whose agents never contacted him about the offer.<ref name="DVD 12" /> [[Irina Demick\|Irina Demick]] was rumored to be romantically involved with Darryl F. Zanuck, who had campaigned for her casting.<ref name="DVD bonus2" />

	Character actor [[Michael Trubshawe]] and [[David Niven]] served together in the [[Highland Light Infantry]] during the Second World War; they made it a point to refer to uncredited characters in their films as "Trubshawe" or "Niven" as an inside joke.<ref name="DVD2" />		Character actor [[Michael Trubshawe]] and [[David Niven]] served together in the [[w:Highland Light Infantry\|Highland Light Infantry]] during the Second World War; they made it a point to refer to uncredited characters in their films as "Trubshawe" or "Niven" as an inside joke.<ref name="DVD2" />

	Japanese actor [[Yūjirō Ishihara]] was [[Dubbing\|dubbed]] due to his accent. Ishihara was dubbed by [[James Villiers]].<ref name="BFI: TMM">{{cite web \|title=Cast: 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew From London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes' \|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54142?view=cast \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115195744/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54142?view=cast \|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|access-date=9 May 2013 \|website=Film & TV Database \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>		Japanese actor [[w:Yūjirō Ishihara\|Yūjirō Ishihara]] was [[w:Dubbing\|dubbed]] due to his accent. Ishihara was dubbed by [[James Villiers]].<ref name="BFI: TMM">{{cite web \|title=Cast: 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew From London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes' \|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54142?view=cast \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115195744/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54142?view=cast \|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|access-date=9 May 2013 \|website=Film & TV Database \|publisher=[[w:British Film Institute\|British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

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	\| producer = Stan Margulies		\| producer = Stan Margulies
	\| writer = Ken Annakin<br/>[[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]		\| writer = Ken Annakin<br/>[[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]
	\| starring = [[Stuart Whitman]]<br/>[[Sarah Miles]]<br/>[[Terry Thomas]]<br/>[[Robert Morley]]<br/>[[James Fox]]		\| starring = [[Stuart Whitman]]<br/>[[Sarah Miles]]<br/>[[Terry-Thomas\|Terry Thomas]]<br/>[[Robert Morley]]<br/>[[James Fox]]
	\| music = [[Ron Goodwin]]		\| music = [[Ron Goodwin]]
	\| cinematography = [[Christopher Challis]]		\| cinematography = [[Christopher Challis]]
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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	~~{{Long plot\|date=April 2021}}~~

	~~===Prologue===~~
	A brief narration outlines man's first attempts to fly since the [[Stone Age]] inspired by a bird's flight, seen with footage from the [[silent film]] era, and man being represented by a "test pilot" ([[Red Skelton]]) encountering periodic misfortune in his attempts.		A brief narration outlines man's first attempts to fly since the [[Stone Age]] inspired by a bird's flight, seen with footage from the [[silent film]] era, and man being represented by a "test pilot" ([[Red Skelton]]) encountering periodic misfortune in his attempts.

	~~===Story===~~
	In 1910, just seven years after [[Wright Flyer\|the first heavier-than-air flight]], aircraft are fragile and unreliable contraptions, piloted by "intrepid birdmen". Pompous [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland\|British]] newspaper magnate Lord Rawnsley ([[Robert Morley]]) forbids his would-be [[aviatrix]] daughter, ardent [[suffragette]] Patricia ([[Sarah Miles]]), to fly. Aviator Richard Mays ([[James Fox]]), a young army officer and (at least in his own eyes) Patricia's fiancé, conceives the idea of an air race from London to Paris to advance the cause of British aviation and his career. With Patricia's support, he persuades Lord Rawnsley to sponsor the race as a publicity stunt for his newspaper.		In 1910, just seven years after [[Wright Flyer\|the first heavier-than-air flight]], aircraft are fragile and unreliable contraptions, piloted by "intrepid birdmen". Pompous [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland\|British]] newspaper magnate Lord Rawnsley ([[Robert Morley]]) forbids his would-be [[aviatrix]] daughter, ardent [[suffragette]] Patricia ([[Sarah Miles]]), to fly. Aviator Richard Mays ([[James Fox]]), a young army officer and (at least in his own eyes) Patricia's fiancé, conceives the idea of an air race from London to Paris to advance the cause of British aviation and his career. With Patricia's support, he persuades Lord Rawnsley to sponsor the race as a publicity stunt for his newspaper.

	Rawnsley, who takes full credit for the idea, announces the event to the press~~. Invitations and newspaper advertising go out worldwide~~, and ~~dozens~~ of participants arrive ~~in England with their aircraft. The aircraft are housed and maintained in the hangars~~ at the airfield on the "Brookley" Motor Racing Track, where the fliers make practice runs in the days prior to the race. During this time, a wildly mixed international assembly of aviators begins rubbing shoulders with each other, most of them conforming to national stereotypes: The by-the-book~~, monocle-wearing~~ [[Prussia]]n officer Colonel Manfred von Holstein ([[Gert Fröbe]]), who becomes the victim of [[French Third Republic\|Frenchman]] Pierre Dubois' ([[Jean-Pierre Cassel]]) various pranks; the impetuous [[Kingdom of Italy\|Italian]] Count Emilio Ponticelli ([[Alberto Sordi]]), who buys various aircraft from designer Harry Popperwell ([[Tony Hancock]]) and wrecks them in test flights; the unscrupulous British [[baronet]] Sir Percy Ware-Armitage ([[Terry-Thomas]]), aided by his bullied servant, Courtney ([[Eric Sykes]]); and the rugged [[United States\|American]] cowboy Orvil Newton ([[Stuart Whitman]]) who falls for Patricia, forming a [[love triangle]] with her and Mays.		Rawnsley, who takes full credit for the idea, announces the event to the press, and invitations are sent to leading aviators all over the world. Dozens of participants arrive at the airfield at the "Brookley" Motor Racing Track, where the fliers make practice runs in the days prior to the race. During this time, a wildly mixed international assembly of aviators begins rubbing shoulders with each other, most of them conforming to national stereotypes: The by-the-book [[Prussia]]n officer Colonel Manfred von Holstein ([[Gert Fröbe]]), who becomes the victim of [[French Third Republic\|Frenchman]] Pierre Dubois' ([[Jean-Pierre Cassel]]) various pranks; the impetuous [[Kingdom of Italy\|Italian]] Count Emilio Ponticelli ([[Alberto Sordi]]), who buys various aircraft from designer Harry Popperwell ([[Tony Hancock]]) and wrecks them in test flights; the unscrupulous British [[baronet]] Sir Percy Ware-Armitage ([[Terry-Thomas]]), aided by his bullied servant, Courtney ([[Eric Sykes]]); and the rugged [[United States\|American]] cowboy Orvil Newton ([[Stuart Whitman]]) who falls for Patricia, forming a [[love triangle]] with her and Mays.

	As the teams test and improve their aircraft in the days before the race, Newton gets caught in the rigging of Sir Percy's plane, which crashes in the nearby sewage farm. Newton later stops the German's aircraft after its tail breaks off and runs out of control. This leads to Patricia falling for him even more and Mays to become more jealous. At a celebration in Brighton, Mays confronts Newton, sparking a fierce rivalry between them for Patricia's hand, just before [[Empire of Japan\|Japan's]] official contestant, naval officer Yamamoto, arrives at the airfield.

	As ~~Yamamoto is officially greeted~~, ~~Patricia finally convinces~~ Newton ~~to take her flying and they race back to~~ the ~~airfield, followed by Mays and her father, who are intent on stopping them. Not long after taking off, one~~ of ~~the struts on Newton~~'s plane ~~breaks~~, ~~and Patricia has to fly~~ the ~~plane while Newton repairs it with his belt~~. ~~When~~ Newton ~~lands, Lord Rawnsley throws him~~ out of ~~the race~~. Patricia ~~apologizes~~ to Newton, ~~and Rawnsley gives in after~~ Patricia ~~threatens to start an international incident. Meanwhile~~, ~~Holstein, insulted by the French team~~'s ~~mockery~~, ~~challenges Dubois to a duel. Dubois agrees~~, ~~and opts for gas balloons and blunderbusses as his weapons of choice. Both balloons and their pilots end up in~~ the ~~filthy waters of the adjacent sewage farm~~.		As the teams test their aircraft in the days before the race, Newton gets caught in the rigging of Sir Percy's plane, which crashes in the nearby sewage farm. Newton later stops the German's aircraft after its tail breaks off and runs out of control. This leads to Patricia falling for him even more and Mays to become more jealous. At a celebration in Brighton, Mays confronts Newton, sparking a fierce rivalry between them for Patricia's hand, just before [[Empire of Japan\|Japan's]] official contestant, naval officer Yamamoto, arrives at the airfield.

	~~At the party~~ the ~~night before the race~~, ~~Sir Percy proceeds to sabotage Yamamoto~~ and Newton's ~~planes~~, and ~~Rumpelstoss~~, the ~~designated German pilot~~, ~~is incapacitated by a [[laxative]] meant for Yamamoto~~. ~~As the competitors take off the next day (with~~ Holstein ~~standing in for Rumpelstoss~~, ~~using~~ the ~~plane~~'s ~~instruction manual)~~, ~~Yamamoto's aircraft crashes while Newton loses~~ a ~~wheel~~, ~~although Mays is able to alert him~~. ~~Fuel blockages~~ and ~~other technical mishaps additionally hamper~~ the ~~fliers, until most~~ of ~~them safely arrive at [[Dover]], their checkpoint before the final flight across~~ the ~~[[English Channel]]~~.		As Yamamoto is officially greeted, Patricia convinces Newton to take her flying and they race back to the airfield, followed by Mays and her father, who are intent on stopping them. Not long after taking off, one of the struts on Newton's plane breaks, and Patricia has to fly the plane while Newton repairs it with his belt. When Newton lands, Lord Rawnsley throws him out of the race. Patricia apologizes to Newton, and Rawnsley gives in after she threatens to start an international incident. Meanwhile, Holstein, insulted by the French team's mockery, challenges Dubois to a duel. Dubois agrees, and opts for gas balloons and blunderbusses as his weapons of choice. Both balloons and their pilots end up in the filthy waters of the adjacent sewage farm.

	~~That~~ night, Sir Percy ~~cheats by having his aircraft taken across by boat~~, ~~but~~ is ~~delayed~~ by ~~excited locals when he arrives~~. ~~Most other contestants~~, ~~including~~ Holstein, ~~end up crash-landing in the Channel~~. ~~Sir Percy gets his comeuppance when he becomes disoriented by~~ the ~~smoke from the locomotive~~ of a [[~~passenger train~~]] ~~between~~ [[~~Calais~~]] ~~and Paris, forcing him to land his aircraft on one of the cars. As he runs along the top trying to get the driver's attention, the train passes through a tunnel, destroying his aircraft's wings~~.		At the party the night before the race, Sir Percy sabotages Yamamoto and Newton's planes, and Rumpelstoss, the German pilot, is incapacitated by a [[laxative]] meant for Yamamoto. As the competitors take off the next day, with Holstein standing in for Rumpelstoss, Yamamoto's aircraft crashes. Fuel blockages and other technical mishaps additionally hamper the fliers, until most of them safely arrive at [[Dover]], their checkpoint before the final flight across the [[English Channel]].

	~~Coming into Paris~~, ~~Ponticelli's plane catches fire~~, ~~and Newton slows down to rescue him as Mays~~ is ~~landing~~, ~~winning for Britain~~. ~~Mays recognises Newton's heroism and insists on sharing~~ the ~~glory~~ and ~~the prize with the penniless American~~, ~~while Ponticelli agrees~~ to ~~give up flying for~~ his ~~family~~. ~~The only other successful aviator is Dubois~~, ~~completing~~ his ~~race for France after stopping for more fuel~~.		That night, Sir Percy cheats by having his aircraft taken across by boat, but is delayed by excited locals when he arrives. Most other contestants, including Holstein, crash-land in the Channel. Sir Percy gets his comeuppance when he becomes disoriented by the smoke from a locomotive between [[Calais]] and Paris, causing him to jam his landing gear between two of the train cars. As he runs along the top trying to get the driver's attention, the train passes through a tunnel, wrecking his aircraft.

	Patricia chooses Newton ~~in the final scene~~, breaking the love triangle. Their ~~final~~ kiss is interrupted by a strange noise: they and the others at the field look up to see a flyover by six [[English Electric Lightning]] jet fighters, as the time period leaps forward to the "present" (1965).		Coming into Paris, Ponticelli's plane catches fire, and Newton slows down to rescue him as Mays is landing, winning for Britain. Mays recognises Newton's heroism and shares the glory and the prize with him, while Ponticelli agrees to give up flying for his family. The only other successful aviator is Dubois, completing his race for France. Patricia finally chooses Newton, breaking the love triangle. Their kiss is interrupted by a strange noise: they and the others at the field look up to see a flyover by six [[English Electric Lightning]] jet fighters, as the time period leaps forward to the "present" (1965).

	~~===Epilogue===~~
	Outlined are the still-persisting hazards of modern flying despite today's advanced technology, as a night-time civilian flight across the English Channel is cancelled owing to heavy fog. One of the delayed passengers (Skelton) gets the idea of learning to fly under his own power, perpetuating man's pioneering spirit.		Outlined are the still-persisting hazards of modern flying despite today's advanced technology, as a night-time civilian flight across the English Channel is cancelled owing to heavy fog. One of the delayed passengers (Skelton) gets the idea of learning to fly under his own power, perpetuating man's pioneering spirit.

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	Character actor [[Michael Trubshawe]] and [[David Niven]] served together in the [[Highland Light Infantry]] during the Second World War; they made it a point to refer to uncredited characters in their films as "Trubshawe" or "Niven" as an inside joke.<ref name="DVD2" />		Character actor [[Michael Trubshawe]] and [[David Niven]] served together in the [[Highland Light Infantry]] during the Second World War; they made it a point to refer to uncredited characters in their films as "Trubshawe" or "Niven" as an inside joke.<ref name="DVD2" />

	~~German actor [[Gert Fröbe]] and~~ Japanese actor [[Yūjirō Ishihara]] ~~were both~~ [[Dubbing\|dubbed]] due to ~~their accents~~. ~~Fröbe was dubbed by [[Michael Collins (English actor)\|Michael Collins]], who'd previously dubbed him in [[Goldfinger (film)\|''Goldfinger'']] (1964), and~~ Ishihara was dubbed by [[James Villiers]].<ref name="BFI: TMM">{{cite web \|title=Cast: 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew From London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes' \|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54142?view=cast \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115195744/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54142?view=cast \|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|access-date=9 May 2013 \|website=Film & TV Database \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>		Japanese actor [[Yūjirō Ishihara]] was [[Dubbing\|dubbed]] due to his accent. Ishihara was dubbed by [[James Villiers]].<ref name="BFI: TMM">{{cite web \|title=Cast: 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew From London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes' \|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54142?view=cast \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115195744/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54142?view=cast \|archive-date=15 January 2009 \|access-date=9 May 2013 \|website=Film & TV Database \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref>

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