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The Flying Misfits

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The Flying Misfits — Plot

The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron. The film also acted as the pilot for the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep. Former U.S. Marine pilot Greg "Pappy" Boyington is flying with the American Volunteer Group (the Flying Tigers) in China. After Pearl Harbor brings America into World War II, Greg leaves the AVG to rejoin the Marine Corps. He refuses to be relegated to a desk job and, against all military protocol, forms his own fighter squadron from a group of misfits and disciplinary cases.

  • Release date
  • September 21, 1976
  • Runtime
  • 93 min
  • Genres
  • Action, Drama, War
  • Director
  • Russ Mayberry

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The Flying Misfits — Cast

Robert Conrad photo Robert Conrad Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington Simon Oakland photo Simon Oakland Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore Dana Elcar photo Dana Elcar Col. Thomas A. Lard James Whitmore photo James Whitmore Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman Robert Ginty photo Robert Ginty 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley Dirk Blocker photo Dirk Blocker 1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg W.K. Stratton photo W.K. Stratton 2nd Lt. Lawrence 'Larry' Casey John Larroquette photo John Larroquette 2nd Lt. Robert 'Bob' Anderson

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