The film starred Suzanne Pleshette, James Farentino, Lloyd Nolan, Juliet Mills, Jeremy Slate and Ralph Bellamy.

The plot concerns a female pilot wanting to become an air racer.Doug Sanborn (Ralph Bellamy) runs a small charter company based at a regional airport.

His daughter, Kitty (Suzanne Pleshette), a young female pilot wants to be in the Unlimited class at the air races but her male friends stymie her ambitions.

The aircraft seen in the film were: Douglas C-47J Skytrain, Republic RC-3-1 Seabee, North American P-51D Mustang, Grumman F8F Bearcat and LeVier Cosmic Wind.

[6] Film historians Jack Hardwick and Ed Schnepf in their listing of "A Viewer's Guide to Aviation Movies", dismissed Wings of Fire as, "This is it!