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.

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  Robert Taylor

  Ens. Alan Drake
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  Ruth Hussey

  Lorna Gray
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  Walter Pidgeon

  Squadron Commander Billy Gary
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  Paul Kelly

  Lieut. Cmdr. 'Dusty' Rhodes
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  Shepperd Strudwick

  Lieut. Jerry Banning
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  Red Skelton

  Lieut. 'Mugger' Martin
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  Nat Pendleton

  C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
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  Dick Purcell

  Lieut. 'Stichy' Payne
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  William Tannen

  Lieut. Freddy Townsend
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  William Stelling

  Lieut. Bush