Sky Giant, also known as Ground Crew and Northern Flight, is a 1938 drama film directed by Lew Landers.

[2]Upon reaching retirement age, Colonel Cornelius Stockton (Harry Carey) is forced to leave the US military, accepting a job running the Trans-World Air Lines School of Aeronautics in Glendale, California.

"Stag" Cahill (Richard Dix), an old friend from the war, is the pilot on the commercial airliner taking him to Glendale.

When Stockton inspects the newest batch of students, he is greatly displeased to find his own son, Ken (Chester Morris), among them.

Ken and Stag become rivals for the affections of Meg Lawrence (Joan Fontaine), the cousin of fellow school pilot and friend "Fergie" Ferguson (Paul Guilfoyle).

Under the working titles of Ground Crew and Northern Flight, principal photography took place in 1938, at the Grand Central Air Terminal at Glendale, California.

In order of appearance: Sky Giant was an unpretentious low-budget film, but, according to RKO records, the production made a profit of $165,000.

[1] Turner Classic Movies reviewer Rob Nixon noted that, "... producers at RKO put the aerial drama 'Sky Giant' (1938) into production and turned out a rather entertaining B-picture with some exciting action sequences.

"Handsome aerial footage highlights this rousing RKO adventure tale that combines a frozen-North survival drama with a romantic-triangle love story.