During a raid on Germany a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland and are aided by the Dutch civilians.

Interesting WW2 drama. Quite realistic: very plausible and accurately told. The RAF operational scenes at the beginning of the film are excellent and could be from an actual raid they're that realistic.

Being made in WW2 you would think it would be quite jingoistic and propaganda-filled but writer-directors Michael Powell and Eric Pressburger manage to keep things reasonably balanced.

No big names in the main cast but it is worth spotting a 20-year-old Peter Ustinov in a minor role. This was his film debut and he is not recognisable. Look out for the young Dutch priest.

The crew also includes a not-yet-famous David Lean as editor.

A solidly engaging WW2 thriller from the Powell/Pressburger team. This one's a straightforward story about a bomber crew who go on a bombing raid over Stuttgart but who are forced to parachute out of their plane when it's hit by anti-aircraft fire. They land in Nazi-occupied Holland and are forced to put themselves at the mercy of local resistance members in order to escape.

A premise like this is ripe for suspense and ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING doesn't disappoint in this respect. The story has a ring of authenticity to it and is enlivened by the stalwart efforts of the cast members who include Eric Portman, Bernard Miles, and Hugh Burden among their number. I thought that the special effects for the era - let us not forget this was made while the war was still going on - were very good. The bits in Holland tone it down a notch but the story picks back up towards the climax, leading to a thrilling ending. There's very little to dislike here.

During WWII, the Americans and British made a bazillion war pictures. However, most tended to be a bit over-the-top--abandoning realism in order to score propaganda points with audiences. In stark contrast to these is the British picture, "One of Our Aircraft is Missing"--a film which tries its best to look real...as if you really are there watching the action. To heighten this, the Powell-Pressburger production has no incidental or intro music and they used folks that were not established stars. All in all...a sharp contrast to films that make Allied soldiers seem like supermen and the enemy like snarling psychopaths!

The film begins before the plane crash. The men are preparing for the flight and then much of the film follows them on their mission aboard a Wellington bomber. The plane is damaged and cannot make it back to Britain...so the men abandon the craft and parachute in rural Holland. The Dutch people take them in and assist them in trying to get back home to continue the fight. This portion makes up the bulk of the movie.

Because the film strives for realism, I did enjoy it very much and thing you probably would feel the same. Well worth seeing.