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Top Billed Cast
Hewitt T. Wheless Himself - Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces
Ronald Reagan Narrator (voice)
William Hopper University of Texas Classmate (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy Wheless' Air Force Buddy (uncredited)
Harry Lewis Wheless' Neighbor (uncredited)
Knox Manning Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Glenn Strange Cal (uncredited)
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