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Just a correction of a couple of things in your post.
Flight Nurse was indeed based on the life of Lillian Kinkella Kiel. Joan Leslie became her lifelong friend. Lillian was the most decorated woman in U. S military history at the time of her death.
Lillian Kiel was my brother's mother in law. I knew her quite well. She worked for Pan Am before becoming a USAF nurse. In those early days of commercial air travel, stewardesses had to be registered nurses. It was a passenger who suggested that she enlist in the USAF, where her talents could be put to better use, which she did. She was featured on an episode of This Is Your Life, because of her selfless and courageous actions during the Korean War. She was heavily involved in the evacuation of soldiers during the horrendous Chosin Reservoir battle.
Secondly, Lillian had no son. She had two girls, Adrianne, my sister in law, and Liliane. Perhaps it was my brother who phoned your father. I attended her funeral. She was one impressive ladyl .
Flight Nurse was indeed based on the life of Lillian Kinkella Kiel. Joan Leslie became her lifelong friend. Lillian was the most decorated woman in U. S military history at the time of her death.
Lillian Kiel was my brother's mother in law. I knew her quite well. She worked for Pan Am before becoming a USAF nurse. In those early days of commercial air travel, stewardesses had to be registered nurses. It was a passenger who suggested that she enlist in the USAF, where her talents could be put to better use, which she did. She was featured on an episode of This Is Your Life, because of her selfless and courageous actions during the Korean War. She was heavily involved in the evacuation of soldiers during the horrendous Chosin Reservoir battle.
Secondly, Lillian had no son. She had two girls, Adrianne, my sister in law, and Liliane. Perhaps it was my brother who phoned your father. I attended her funeral. She was one impressive ladyl .
A bit stagey, but all in all a good story, which is supported by historical events. It's nice to see Brynner and Kerr together again. As an aside, however, Jason Robards was pretty awful in his first film outing. Of course, we know he vastly improved over the years, so we'll give him a pass on this one.