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Flight Command (1940)

Flight Command (1940)

Drama War

T-H-R-I-L-L AMERICA! Here come The Flying "HELL CATS"!

Release Date: 1940, December 27
Directors: Frank Borzage
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Robert Taylor, Addison Richards, Alberto Morin, William Stelling, Forbes Murray, Pat Flaherty, Bob Davis, Walter Sande, Donald Douglas, Marsha Hunt, James Millican, Steve Pendleton

Overview:

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land due to heavy fog. On his first day on the job, his poor shooting skills results in the Hellcats losing an air combat competition. His fellow pilots accept him anyways but they think he's crossed the line when they erroneously conclude that while their CO Billy Gray is away, Drake has an affair with his wife Lorna. Drake is now an outcast and is prepared to resign from the Navy but his extreme heroism in saving Billy Gray's life turns things around.

Keywords:

pilot navy