Blaine Rawlings (Flyboys)

Blaine Rawlings is the fictional protagonist of the 2006 film Flyboys, a Texas rancher who joins the Lafayette Escadrille in WWI France, seeking adventure and revenge after his farm is foreclosed, learning to fly from Reed Cassidy and ultimately confronting the German ace, the Black Falcon, played by James Franco. While Rawlings is a fictional character, his story in the movie captures the spirit of real WWI flying aces, and he's a central figure in the movie's plot, seeking vengeance for Cassidy's death and finding resolution by the war's end, though he never flies again, building a ranch in Texas.