Death, Where is Thy Sting-a-ling-ling?

[1] During World War I a plane has to be taken apart and transported through Switzerland so as to not violate neutrality.

The film was based on a story by Robert Altman called The Chicken and the Hawk which he tried to sell as a pilot for a TV series.

Eventually Gregory Peck agreed to star and David Miller signed to direct.

Eventually head of UA David Picker abandoned the project.

"[6] After the success of MASH, Mirisch approached Altman about reactivating the project, but he refused.