Okay, one more vintage classic that might well otherwise be ignored. The 1949 critically acclaimed Oscar-winner, "Twelve O'Clock High." It's a gritty, character-driven drama, based loosely on true events, about B-25 bomber squadrons stationed in Britain, bombing heavily defended, high-value German targets in WWII. No CGI here. It combines actual combat footage (some of it captured from the Germans) combined with high production values and a lot access to flyable surplus WWII planes. Paul Mantz is again head pilot on the movie, and flies an actual, jaw-dropping, belly crash landing of a B-25. Great cast, great drama, AND it was required viewing at all US military US service academies, which should tell you something.

Another oldie I'd recommend is "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes", usually just known by just the first seven words of the title. It's a comedy set in 1910 featuring an air race from London to Paris in the early days of aviation. Unlike modern CGI laden films, there are dozens of functional, full-sized, period-accurate airplanes, both real and custom built replicas, and lots of stunt work. As a movie it isn't the greatest, but lots of amazing planes and literal stick and rudder flying.

I'd recommend "Flight of the Phoenix" (The 1965 original, not the more recent remake). Not exactly action packed, and the vintage cargo plane at the center isn't sexy, but there's a great cast and story. The plane crashes deep in the Sahara, and an eccentric airplane designer who is a passenger convinces the other survivors that they can rescue themselves by BUILDING A NEW AIRPLANE out of the parts of their damaged Fairchild C-82! Sadly, master stunt pilot Paul Mantz was killed in an accident during the film. But still one of my favorite movies.