Hey Spaw,
I think I know the shot you're talking about now--the "flaming wing" thing put me in mind of that poor Liberator with the wing folding up about it.
And don't forget "The Battle of Britain" (1970?) for good airwork. Pitiful acting, but wonderful realization of mass aerial battles--fighter pilots I've know call them "furballs," and this movie show the fur flying, all right.
The Stukas are models, though. Obviously.
Jenny, who is wishing she was in the air at this very moment.