Wings of Desire ( Der Himmel über Berlin, translated literally as The Heavens Over Berlin ) is a 1987 Franco-German romantic fantasy film directed by Wim Wenders.

In 1976, McCartney released a live album called Wings Over America which credited the five Beatles tracks he included as P. McCartney – J.

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In his teens, he toured with Dorothy Dandridge and Nat King Cole, joined the Wings Over Jordan Gospel Singers for a while, and also played a small part in the film Porgy and Bess.

The sole pilot, John Cabal, emerges and proclaims that the last surviving band of " engineers and mechanics " have formed a civilization called " Wings Over the World ".

A montage follows, showing decades of technological progress, beginning with Cabal explaining plans for global consolidation by Wings Over the World.

The use of gas bombs is very much part of the film, from the poison gas used early in the war to the sleeping gas used by the airmen of Wings Over the World.

Wings Over the World is based in Basra, in southern Iraq, from where it begins a new civilisation.

In the 1980s his distinctive voice was heard as narrator of the series Wings Over The World, a show about the history of aviation shown on Arts & Entertainment television.

In the autumn of 1975 Wings embarked on the Wings Over the World tour, following a postponement to allow McCulloch to recuperate from a hand fracture.

Jimmy McCulloch ( left ) and Paul McCartney during the 1976 Wings Over the World tour

World War II, Vietnam War | Vietnam era and modern US aircraft flying in formation at Wings Over Houston at Ellington Airport

Ellington Field is also home to the largest flying club in Texas and the annual " Wings Over Houston " airshow.

* Wings Over Houston Airshow

Paul McCartney and Wings performed at the venue during their famous Wings Over America Tour on May 4, 1976.

The Wings Over Miami aviation museum is also located at the field.

* the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, on the former grounds of Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, United States

As a trumpet player, during the 1940s big-band era, May recorded such songs as " Measure for Measure ", " Long Tall Mama ", and " Boom Shot ", with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, and " The Wrong Idea ", " Lumby ", and " Wings Over Manhattan " with Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra.

To date, he has charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and nine more on the Hot Country Songs charts, including two Number One country hits in 1986's " Give Me Wings " and " The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder ".

Johnson's change proved successful, as he scored five Top Ten country hits from 1986 to 1989, including the chart-toppers " Give Me Wings " and " The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder.

* Episode 1: " Wings Over Hooterville "-Sam Drucker, Newt Kiley

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Howe returned to pro hockey shortly after to play with his two sons Mark and Marty Howe ( Mark would later join the Red Wings at the end of his career ) in the upstart World Hockey Association in 1972.

He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres such as Scarface ( 1932 ), Bringing Up Baby ( 1938 ), Only Angels Have Wings ( 1939 ), His Girl Friday ( 1940 ), Sergeant York ( 1941 ), To Have and Have Not ( 1944 ), The Big Sleep ( 1946 ), Red River ( 1948 ), The Thing from Another World ( 1951 ), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ( 1953 ), and Rio Bravo ( 1959 ).

Saunders was a flight instructor during World War I and had written Wings.

Handke co-wrote the script for Wings of Desire and Until the End of the World, both featuring Solveig Dommartin.

Wings is a 1927 silent film about World War I fighter pilots, produced by Lucien Hubbard, directed by William A. Wellman and released by Paramount Pictures.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effects to movies at its inaugural dinner in 1928, presenting a plaque for " Best Engineering Effects " to the first Best Picture Oscar winner, the World War I flying drama Wings.

The World Bowl runner-up Florida Blazers folded, and their franchise rights were relocated to San Antonio, Texas, as the San Antonio Wings.

The Orlando Rays of the Southern League, who had played at Walt Disney World for four years, became the Montgomery Biscuits and effectively drove the Wings out of town.

A left winger, Henderson played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames and 5 in the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) for the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls.

It remained the official airline of Walt Disney World, which even had an Eastern-themed ride at its park ( If You Had Wings in Tomorrowland where Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin is currently located ), until its contracting route network forced Disney to switch to Delta shortly before Eastern's 1989 bankruptcy filing.

Hanover is known as the Mallard Capitol of the World: Whistling Wings, the world's largest mallard duck hatchery, annually supplies hundreds of thousands of ducks to restaurants, wildlife refuges and research facilities all over the world.

Gordon " Gordie " Howe, OC ( born March 31, 1928 ) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ), and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association ( WHA ).

Yellow Wings: The Story of the Joint Air Training Scheme in World War 2.

Like Danzig, this album was issued a Parental Advisory label despite the only instances of profanity being mild and infrequent ( in this case, one use of the word " bastard " in " Long Way Back From Hell " and " Pain in the World ", and one use of the word " bitch " in " Her Black Wings ").

Notable sculptures include " Arrival ", commissioned by the Irish Government and presented to the UN in 2000 and " Wings of the World " in Shenzhen, China, 1991.

Before the United States joined World War II, Cochran was part of " Wings for Britain ", an organization that ferried American built aircraft to Britain, becoming the first woman to fly a bomber, ( a Lockheed Hudson V ) across the Atlantic.

With the withdrawal of American and Coalition troops at the end of Red Wings II, Shah and his group was able to return to the Kunar Province and begin attacks again.

After a poor season for Federko in 1988 – 89, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings with Tony McKegney for future Blues star Adam Oates, and Paul MacLean.

The Eagles gave nods to disco with " One of These Nights " ( 1975 ) and " Disco Strangler " ( 1979 ), Paul McCartney & Wings did " Goodnight Tonight " ( 1979 ), Queen did " Another One Bites the Dust " ( 1980 ), The Rolling Stones did " Miss You " ( 1978 ), Chicago did " Street Player " ( 1979 ), The Beach Boys did " Here Comes the Night " ( 1979 ), The Kinks did "( Wish I Could Fly Like ) Superman " ( 1979 ), and the J. Geils Band did " Come Back " ( 1980 ).

In 1934 the Wings made the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time, with John Sorrell scoring 21 goals over 47 games and Larry Aurie leading the team in scoring.

In 1946, one of the greatest players in hockey history came into the NHL with the Red Wings.

The Wings won the Stanley Cup again in 1950, with Pete Babando scoring the game winner in double overtime of Game 7 to beat the Rangers in the Finals.

From 1968 to 1982, the Wings had 14 head coaches ( not counting interim coaches ), with none lasting more than three seasons.

Through the decade, with Mickey Redmond having two 50 – goal seasons and Marcel Dionne starting to reach his prime ( which he did not attain until he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings ), a lack of defensive and goaltending ability continually hampered the Wings.

In 1983 the Wings drafted Steve Yzerman, a center from the Peterborough Petes with their first-round pick.

By 1987, with Yzerman, now the captain following the departure of Danny Gare, joined by Petr Klima, Adam Oates, Gerard Gallant, defenseman Darren Veitch and new head coach Jacques Demers, the Wings won a playoff series for only the second time in the modern era.

Despite his Conn Smythe Trophy in the 1997 playoffs, Mike Vernon had been replaced as the regular Wings goaltender during the season with the younger Chris Osgood.

The Wings had built up a fierce rivalry with the Avalanche.

The Red Wings went on to capture another Stanley Cup in five games over the Carolina Hurricanes, with Nicklas Lidstrom winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs ' MVP.

The Red Wings eliminated the Nashville Predators in six games in the first round of the playoffs, which led to a second round matchup with the Calgary Flames.

The Red Wings won the Presidents ' Trophy with a 58 – 16 – 8 record, earning them 124 points, and secured home ice advantage for the entire playoffs.

The Wings opened the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers with a 3 – 2 overtime victory at Joe Louis Arena.

Continuing the shakeup of the Red Wings roster, the offseason saw the departure of Brendan Shanahan and the return of Dominik Hasek, while Steve Yzerman announced his retirement after a 23-season Hall of Fame career with the Wings, having played the third most games in history ( behind fellow Wings Alex Delvecchio and Nicklas Lidström ) all with a single team.

Yzerman retired with the additional distinction of having been the longest-serving team captain in NHL history. Nicklas Lidstrom, the former captain of the Wings

The Red Wings opened the 2006 – 07 season with Nicklas Lidström as the new captain.

The Wings finished first in the Western Conference and tied for first in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, but the Sabres were awarded the Presidents ' Trophy by virtue of having the greater number of wins.