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Dragonfly Squadron (1954)

The BOMB-BLASTING STORY of an Air Force Wing That EXPLODES with the Intensity of an H-BOMB!

Genre : War

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Lesley Selander
Writer : John C. Champion

Synopsis

A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in air defense, by American Air Force instructors,led by Major Brady, a famed and skilled-but-grounded pilot, assigned to the Kongku base.

Actors

John Hodiak
John Hodiak
Maj. Matthew Brady
Barbara Britton
Barbara Britton
Donna Cottrell
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Dr. Stephen Cottrell
Jess Barker
Jess Barker
Dixon
Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr
Capt. MacIntyre
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
Capt. Warnowski
James Hong
James Hong
South Korean Pilot Trainee
Harry Lauter
Harry Lauter
Capt. Vedders
Pamela Duncan
Pamela Duncan
Anne Taylor
Adam Williams
Adam Williams
Capt. Wyler
John Lupton
John Lupton
Capt. Woody Taylor
Dick Simmons
Dick Simmons
Col. Wolf Schuller
John Hedloe
John Hedloe
Capt. Wycoff

Crews

Lesley Selander
Lesley Selander
Director
John C. Champion
John C. Champion
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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