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During the Korean War, aboard the U.S.S. Princeton, Navy Commander Dan Collier reminisces about his first assignment on the same aircraft carrier in the war against Japan.

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Cmdr. Dan Collier
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Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers
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Red Kelley (as Bill Phipps)
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Ens. Snakehips McKay
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Ens. Barney Smith / Barney Oldfield
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Ens. Longfellow
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Judge
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Dorothy Collier
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Willie
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Air Group Commander
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Plane Captain (uncredited)
Richard Bartlett ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Chaplain (uncredited)
William Cabanne ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
Bob Cudlip ...
Plane Captain (uncredited)
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Intelligence Officer (uncredited)
Bill Forelich ...
Flyer (uncredited)
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Barney's Dad (uncredited) (voice)
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Combat Flyer (uncredited)
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Flyer (uncredited)
Richard Grayson ...
Flyer (uncredited)
Wade Hamilton ...
Sailor (uncredited)
Don Hayden ...
Sailor (uncredited)
John Heric ...
Lt. Thompson (uncredited)
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Young Sailor (uncredited)
John Kuehl ...
Plane Captain (uncredited)
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Sailor with Scuttlebutt (uncredited)
Billy Lechner ...
Lieutenant J.G. (uncredited)
John Lomma ...
Flyer (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
Roger McGee ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Telephone Talker (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
Roland Morris ...
Combat Flyer (uncredited)
Bill Neff ...
Combat Flyer (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
Bob Peoples ...
Plane Captain (uncredited)
Bob Sanford ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Commander (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
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Executive Officer (uncredited)
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Dorothy's Mother (uncredited)

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Lesley Selander

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Steve Fisher ... (written by)

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Richard V. Heermance ... associate producer (as Richard Heermance)
Walter Mirisch ... producer

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Marlin Skiles

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Harry Neumann ... (photographed by)

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William Austin

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Wilton R. Holm ... color consultant
Clifford D. Shank ... color consultant

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Dave Milton ... (as David Milton)

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Allen K. Wood ... production manager

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William A. Calihan Jr. ... second unit director

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Charles Cooper ... sound recordist
Harry Coswick ... sound effects

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Eve Newman ... music editor

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Ilona Vas ... continuity

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Thomas M. Dykers ... technical supervisor (as Rear Admiral Thomas E. Dykers USN [Retired])
Leslie Gehres ... technical supervisor (as Rear Admiral Leslie E. Gehres USN [Retired])
Lester A. Sansom ... research director
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Plot Summary

Group Commander Dan Collier, on an aircraft carrier in Korean waters during the Korean War, starts to think back to the rough days of the air-war against Japan during World War II, when he was in the same squadron. In flashbacks, he recalls the arrival of the squadron, led by Executive Officer Joe Rodgers, and the campaigns in which the squadron participated and its desperate fight for survival prior to the climax of the war. Written by Les Adams

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Taglines Bombshell story of the Navy's Hell-Divers ... scorching the Pacific skies ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Eagles of the Fleet (South Africa, English title)
  • Eagles of the Fleet (United Kingdom)
  • L'escadrille de l'enfer (France)
  • Kohteena Filippiinit (Finland)
  • Águias da Armada (Brazil)
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  • 83 min
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Trivia The film premiered on Armistice Day (Nov. 11) of 1952 in the harbor of San Diego (CA) aboard the USS Princeton, on which the film was mostly shot. See more »
Goofs The pilots left the carrier in F4U Corsairs, and the first mission showed ordnance dropped by SB2C Helldivers and the landings were done showing F4F Wildcats with the 'after-landing' unmistakable wing-folding characteristic feature of the Wildcat. Some plane-to-plane shots showed the silhouette of the F4F very clearly. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (1953). See more »
Quotes Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers: I've got no excuses, sir. I guess I got excited.
Cmdr. Dan Collier: Well, there's no room for excitement in the Navy, Mr. Rogers!
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