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'''Richard Virgil Grace''' (October 1, 1898 – June 25, 1965), known as '''Dick Grace''', was an American stunt [[Aviator|pilot]] who specialized in crashing planes for [[film]]s. Films that he appeared in include ''[[Sky Bride]]'', ''[[The Lost Squadron]]'', ''[[Lilac Time (1928 film)|Lilac Time]]'', and the first [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture Oscar]] winner ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]''.<ref>King, Susan (August 14, 2014) [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-history-of-aviation-20140814-story.html "'Hollywood Takes to the Air' explores aviation's long history in film"], Los Angeles Times</ref><ref>Onkst, David H. (2003) [http://www.centennialofflight.net/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/movie_stunt_pilots/EX26.htm Hollywood Stunt Pilots] U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission</ref>
 
He served in both [[world war]]s, bombing [[Germany]], as a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] co-pilot with the [[486th Air Expeditionary Wing|486th Bombardment Group]]. After the Second World War, he operated a charter business in South America. He was married to Crystine Francis Malstrom, a stage actress who appeared in ''Abie's Irish Rose''. He was the author of several books, including ''Squadron of Death'', ''Crash Pilot'', ''I amAm stillStill aliveAlive,'' and ''Visibility Unlimited''. Grace was one of the few stunt pilots who died of old age.<ref>Lussier, Tim (2004) [http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html "Daredevils in the Air - Three of the Greats - Wilson, Locklear and Grace"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228075503/http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html |date=2012-12-28 }}, Silents Are Golden</ref>
 
Grace sustained a serious neck injury when he fell out of the cockpit during the filming of ''Wings''. But he made a full recovery and was one of the few stunt pilots of his day who died of natural causes.<ref>Lussier, Tim (2004) [http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html "Daredevils in the Air - Three of the Greats - Wilson, Locklear and Grace"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228075503/http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html |date=2012-12-28 }}, Silents Are Golden</ref>
==Stunt work on films==
 
*''[[The Flying Fool (1925 film)|The Flying Fool]]'' (1925)▼
==Filmography==
*''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]'' (1927)▼
===as actor===
*''[[Lilac Time (1928 film)|Lilac Time]]'' (1928)▼
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''[[Young Eagles (film)|Young Eagles]]'' (1930)
|-
*''[[The Lost Squadron]]'' (1932)▼
! Year
* ''[[Devil's Squadron]]'' (1936)▼
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1926
▲*| ''[[The Flying Fool (1925 film)|The Flying Fool]]'' (1925)
| Donald During
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1927
| ''Wide Open''
| Dick Dixon
|
|-
▲*| ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]'' (1927)
| Aviator
|
|-
| 1928
▲*| ''[[Lilac Time (1928 film)|Lilac Time]]'' (1928)
| technical flight commander
|
|-
| 1932
▲*| ''[[The Lost Squadron]]'' (1932)
| Flier
| also writer
|-
|}
 
===as writer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1936
▲*| ''[[Devil's Squadron]]'' (1936)
|
|-
|}
 
===as stunt pilot===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1923
| ''[[Eyes of the Forest]]''
|
|-
| 1927
| ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1932
| ''[[The Lost Squadron]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Sky Bride]]''
|
|-
|}
 
== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0333338}}
*[http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/22/crashing-planes-for-the-movie/ Article by Dick Grace from ''Modern Mechanics Magazine''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324070004/http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/22/crashing-planes-for-the-movie/ |date=2009-03-24 }}
 
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