Flight Command

December. 27,1940      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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