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