BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP SQUARDRON PILOT: FLYING MISFITS (1976)

Loosely based on the memoirs of Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington who led one of the most famous Marine Corps fighter squadrons of World War 2: Fighting Squadron 214, nicknamed the "Black Sheep" squadron. Based in the South Pacific, the rag-tag Corsair flying misfits is led by "Pappy" Boyington. The... More opening credits read:

In World War II Marine Corps Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington commanded a squadron of fighter pilots. They were a collection of misfits and screwballs who became the terrors of the South Pacific.

They were known as the Black Sheep Squadron

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• BAA
• BLACK
• SHEEP
• SQARDRON
• PILOT
• 1976
• ROBERT
• CONRAD

[haileymaya2030]

GOD BLESS THE USMC



[TheUncleDougger]

A P-40 just could not and flat ass never could turn with or inside a Zero. I loved this TV show just to laugh at how hokey the combat scenes were. Top Gun was the hokiest movie, this was the hokiest TV show.

[BayouCityHtown]

@educatedcockroach I think we both agree the P-40 was a much better aircraft than many give it credit for.

[educatedcockroach]

@BayouCityHtown The P-40 was faster and could run off and leave a Zero also (especially in a dive), to say nothing of the differences in armament and durability. This was key in Chennault's tactics (the tactics of the Wildcat pilots too): dive in, knock out Zeroes in your first pass, then fly the hell away. If you saw too many Zeroes, just run; they couldn't catch you.

[BayouCityHtown]

@TheUncleDougger You are right of course but the one thing the P-40 had going for it was it could take a beating. But I still enjoyed the show because many of the situations, although exhagerated some, were basically what really happened. I read Pappy's book and it makes it easier to understand this show more. The best thing about Top Gun was the star of the show, the F14.

[amaxamon]

At 1:01 it's Corky!!

[amaxamon]

You could never make this now: "This movie's not like Private Ryan!! That danged war wuz serious!!"

[amaxamon]

Great precursor to his later series Tales of the Gold Monkey. This reminds me of Red Tails. Cool stuff.

[GruntOldCorps]

@1:28.08 it sure looks like ME-109's and Spit Fires?

[GruntOldCorps]

If you watch in the original WWII footage you'll see the Corsairs come into the field at a 90 angle. the Brit's taught us that. We had quit carrier landings because of the long nose problems on the F-4's causing several loses. Brits figured out if they cut it at a 90 they could see right up to the last minute, putting our F-4's back on carrier flight status. Of course California, the East Coast, along with the shipping traffic and jet contrails are distracting.

[whitetiger82821]

TheUncledougger sir you do not understand air combat. And by the way the black sheep fly f4u corsairs. tatics win wars the flyings tiger flew P40's and they shot down alot of zerros. This show was fun and thats what it was for. If you want to watch the real black sheep there is a video on you tube thats true. the Flying tigers won because of team work and training.

Thezerro was fast and light but it was a flying gas tank and had no armor. a few hits and it was a flaming star.