Black Sheep Squadron - 200 Pound Gorilla

[2c1496]

some of you assholes can argue about anything

[MrTrailltrader]

You mean 1977, not 1967.

[wappco]

My old man was a Hellcat, Corsair and C-47 mechanic in a sister unit to the Black Sheep in VMF-212. He introduced me to Boyington in the late 70's. He was very much a gentleman and chatted with us for nearly half an hour. This show influenced me to earn my pilot's license.

[lionel200000000]

A great show, but the Japanese would never sail a carrier into the slot and then leave it there for a few days lol

[darkhorse427]

I had the great honor of meeting Major Boyington in the mid 80's at an airshow, he was there as a spectator and my aunt an I sat with him for most of the show.

[sydamesani]

berry good

[Trekker1801]

I became a fan of the Corsair thanks to this show. Such an elegant aircraft, and a great show to boot.

[GCL777]

It was in this the making of this show that Elvis Presley died. The show was stopped for the day out of respect for Red West and Robert Conrad. Both "friends" of Elvis.

[llaboy2000]

These were TV shows, not documentaries so stop griping about historical inaccuracies and be grateful you can watch them here for free!!!

[eswktay]

If Moore just got promoted, why was he wearing two stars in divine wind?

[prg1972a]

Loved this show as a kid. Made me go out and buy the DVD seasons...

[GCL777]

1976 to 1978

[phxxr650r]

Thought this show aired in the 70s.

[prg1972a]

@phxxr650r It did.

[lettertee1]

pappy was the man.kill japs in the morning,drink 12 year old scotch at dinner,and bang navy nurses at night.

[robin6512]

@lettertee1 nothing wrong there... =)

[1942ann]

Thanks for sharing the Baa Baa Black Sheep.

[Brera011]

Wow, what a guy this sergeant. Loved every episode with him. Look at the carrier at 40:57, that's not a WWII flattop.

[TrollBuster9090]

@Brera011

That's Red West playing Sgt. Micklin. He worked for a long time as one of Elvis Presley's bodyguards, and eventually got fired for being too rough with aggressive fans. Then he went to work as a hollywood movie stunt man, and worked as a stunt man with Robert Conrad in (the original) Wild Wild West.

(PS-F15Eaglejet, I think you've got the date wrong. I think this must have aired in 1977 or 78. :)

[Brera011]

Wow, what a guy this sergeant. Loved every episode with him.

[EB56]

YEAH WAT HAPPEN TO HIM

[HonchoPoncho455]

@EB56

Red West was on Memphis Beat last week as the killer of Dwight Hendricks(Jason Lee) dad. Red is looking pretty rough. Of course that comed with age..

[meaia1]

What happened to Gutterman? Noticed he wasn't part of crew since season 2 started.