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Flyboys
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Sky Commando
The Coolest Customers You Ever Saw in the hottest planes that ever flew!
Colonel Ed Wyatt is regarded by pilots under his command as being a ruthless disciplinarian. His co-pilot, Lt. Hobson Lee, and Jo McWethy, a war correspondent assigned to the squadron become more friendly than meets Wyatt's approval. When Wyatt's plane is forced down behind enemy lines, he orders his crew to proceed to the American lines with the vital film they have shot, while he remains behind to hold off the enemy.
Top Billed Cast
Dan Duryea Col. Ed 'E.D.' Wyatt
Frances Gifford Jo McWethy
Mike Connors Lt. Hobson 'Hobbie' Lee
Michael Fox Maj. Scott
William Bryant Lt. John 'Johnny' Willard (as William R. Klein)
Freeman Morse Danny Nelson
Dick Paxton Capt. Frank Willard
Selmer Jackson Gen. Carson
Morris Ankrum Gen. W.R. Combs
Tommy Farrell Paul McGuire 
Bert Stevens Guy Way Diki Lerner Jorgy
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