The failure of the original intellectual property holders to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain.
Stock footage was used of a Boeing 247 and a Douglas DC-3 airliner. For the 'Honeymoon Air' flying scenes, a Lockheed 12A Junior Electra was utilized (registration NC17376, written off in 1942). Various light aircraft, including Arlen's Luscombe, were visible in the airport scenes, while Northrop A-17 bombers are at the military airport.
The plot was influenced by the real-life 'Paul Mantz Air Services' (nicknamed the "Honeymoon Express"), an air charter company owned and operated by noted Hollywood air racing and movie stunt pilot Paul Mantz.
Pine-Thomas Productions was a prolific B-picture unit of Paramount Pictures from 1940 to 1957. Its first three movies, 'Power Dive (1941) ', 'Forced Landing (1941)' (Eva Gabor's film debut) and this film, formed an unofficial "aviation trilogy"; all starring Richard Arlen.
This was the third film from the William H. Pine-William C. Thomas partnership, former press agents turned movie producers. They wanted to make lower-budgeted action films and teamed with Richard Arlen, who was known for aviation movies and was an actual flight instructor. The film's villain was Swedish-born Nils Asther, who was also featured in three war adventures put out by William H. Pine and William C. Thomas.
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