Air Cadet is a 1951 American drama war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Stephen McNally, Gail Russell, Alex Nicol and Richard Long. Air Cadet featured United States Air Force (USAF) pilots in training along with actors mixed into the training courses. The film had a small early role for 26-year-old Rock Hudson and a scene with future astronaut Gus Grissom.

Clifford Stine, ASC, was a cinematographer known for working on western and horror movies. He often received the unusual screen credit of 'special photography' for his special visual effects work such as The Incredible Shrinking Man.