What was the ending to the movie The Great Waldo Pepper?

Answer 1

Waldo becomes a Hollywood pilot stuntman (under an assumed name because he has been banned from flying). There he meets Kessler, an German WWI pilot and fellow stuntman, who describes to him a fantastic dog fight he had with an Allied pilot (Kessler salutes the pilot and allows him to live because of his fantastic skill and bravery). When filming an Allied/German dog fight for the film, Kessler and Waldo decide to have their own battle (without guns) to see who is the better pilot. Lots of fantastic flying. Both ram each other's planes but Kessler suffers the most damage and they both salute their opponent's skill and bravery before coming down. The film ends on a photo of Waldo in his flying gear (his date of birth and death are under the picture; dies quite young in 1931 at about 40)