二戰後期美國與納粹在法國一處農村展開戰火,年輕的美國軍人路易斯因一次猶豫,導致上尉貝克特受了重傷。中尉麥克斯威爾倉促調度準備撤離,然而在離開前,戰地醫院被以迪崔為首的納粹勢力占領。貝克特的傷勢每況愈下,路易斯為了彌補自己犯下的大錯,把握僅剩的最後一次機會、進行脫逃搶救,帶領美國人得到自由。
"Miss, what's that?" the kid asked the stewardess, pointing to a small crack that he noticed in celing above him. At that point, the crack widens and the entire roof of the airplane is ripped off. Based on a true story. On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243, halfway between Big Island and Maui, suddenly lost an 18-foot section of its front fuselage, due to metal fatigue. At 24,000 feet of altitude, the sudden decompression leaves room for panic in the cabin. But in the flight deck, Captain Schornstheimer and First Officer Tompkins are faced with the difficult task of safely landing the crippled, barely-controllable airliner, as the title says.