Poster of Flight Command

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.

Release Date: 1940-12-27

Original Language: en

Genres: Unknown Genre

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Cast Members

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

Donald Douglas

1st Duty Officer

Pat Flaherty

2nd Duty Officer

Bob Davis

Hell Cat

Lee Tung Foo

Jung, Gary's Servant

Reed Hadley

Admiral's Aide

John Hamilton

Pensacola Commander

Otto Han

Gogo, Officer's Club Attendant

Jack Luden

Hell Cat

James Millican

North Island Tower Operator (voice)

Tom Neal

Hell Cat

George Offerman, Jr.

Small Sailor on Downed Seaplane

Claire Owen

Mrs. Frost

Steve Pendleton

North Island Tower Operator

John Raitt

Hell Cat

Walter Sande

Officer on Downed Seaplane

James Seay

Officer on Downed Seaplane

John Sheehan

Friendly Mechanic

Dick Wessel

Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane