Flight Command

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.

Cast

Robert Taylor Ens. Alan Drake Ruth Hussey Lorna Gray Walter Pidgeon Squadron Commander Billy Gary Paul Kelly Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes Shepperd Strudwick Lieut. Jerry Banning Red Skelton Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin Nat Pendleton C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles Dick Purcell Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne William Tannen Lieut. Freddy Townsend William Stelling Lieut. Bush Stanley Smith Lieut. Frost Addison Richards Vice Admiral

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