Fighter Squadron
Fighter Squadron is a 1948 American World War II aviation war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Seton I. Miller, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, and John Rodney.
Plot
At an American air base in England in 1943, conniving, womanizing Sergeant Dolan (Tom D'Andrea) manipulates everyone, while insubordinate, maverick pilot fighter ace Major Ed Hardin (Edmond O'Brien) gives his commanding officer and close friend, Colonel Brickley (John Rodney), headaches by ignoring the out-of-date rules of engagement formulated by Brigadier General M. Gilbert (Shepperd Strudwick). When Major General Mike McCready (Henry Hull) promotes Brickley to whip a new squadron into shape, Brickley also recommends Hardin as his replacement.
More details
| author | Seton I. Miller |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Raoul Walsh |
| editor | Christian Nyby |
| events | aviation |
| keywords | air base burn close air support commanding officer d-day fighter ace kill land married man misgive normandy landings rules of engagement tour of duty |
| musicBy | Max Steiner |
| producer | Seton I. Miller |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | war |