A young German boy meets his hero, a famous flying ace, and dreams of becoming a pilot. However, his mother--whose husband was a fighter pilot killed in battle during World War I--does not want to lose her son, too, and tries to persuade him to abandon his dreams of flying.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ernst Udethimself | himself |
 Jürgen OhlsenHeinz Muthesius | Heinz Muthesius |
 Käthe HaackMutter Muthesius | Mutter Muthesius |
 Cornelius BoothNot listed | Not listed |
| LLeonie DuvalNot listed | Not listed |
| EElfriede SandnerNot listed | Not listed |
 Manfred von RichthofenSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| EElfriede Sandnerherself | herself |