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Flight Command

5.9/10
TMDB12 votes
Original: 116 min

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.

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About Flight Command

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

Flight Command (1940) is a film in the drama, war genres. Directed by . The cast includes Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly.

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Original language
Runtime
116 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Directors
Writers
Harvey S. Haislip, John Sutherland, Wells Root

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What is Flight Command about?

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.

Who stars in Flight Command?

Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly, Shepperd Strudwick, Red Skelton. See the cast cards above for character names.

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