The 1964 film Flight from Ashiya is a fictionalized account of the U.S. Air Force's Air Rescue Service, operating out of Ashiya Air Base in Japan during the early 1960s. The story follows a flight crew as they embark on a mission to rescue a life raft carrying Japanese civilians stranded in treacherous seas. The crew's aircraft of choice is the HU-16 Albatross, a distinctive flying boat.
Flight from Ashiya
As a powerful typhoon ravages the coast of Japan, a courageous flight crew embarks on a daring rescue mission to save the survivors of a shipwreck, navigating treacherous weather conditions to bring hope to those stranded at sea.