Two years ago Tyrone Power took up flying. He became so enthusiastic about it, he even bought his own plane. Then his studio heard of his hazardous hobby and clamped down on him. But along came the leading role in Twentieth Century-Fox's new film, A Yank in the R.A.F., in which he portrays a dashing young American playboy who ferries a bomber from Canada to London. The studio relented, believing it would lend authenticity to the picture if Ty were allowed to spend leisure hours in the air. Betty Grable gets her first dramatic role as a Texas chorus girl to whom Ty was once engaged. She threw him over because he could never be serious about anything. They meet again in an air raid shelter in London, where Betty is a cafe�entertainer and a volunteer nurse. She challenges him to prove his mettle by joining the R.A.F. Ty does so, and from that point on thrills and spectacular air battles follow. The heroic evacuation of Dunkirk is an absorbing sequence I the film. On the romantic side, Tyrone runs into stiff competition from John Sutton and Reginald Gardiner. There's humor in the picture, too, for even under severest strain the British find time for a bit of wit. Ty relaxes between scenes by playing backgammon in his dressing room with his favorite opponent-Annabella, of course.

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