Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts 80 years old

An ace fighter pilot captain expects to get leave, but instead is ordered to Washington, where a colonel explains that mounting casualties among fighter pilots require new, battle-tested tactics in combat. The captain sets out to train a group of young and relatively inexperienced pilots in the new methods. Fighter planes are used as both attack aircraft and as escorts for heavy bombers, and a variety of flight patterns and defensive and offensive maneuvers are explained to the young pilots.

Credits

Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts Cast

Name Character
Ronald Reagan He was 33, 93 years old when he died as Captain
William Forrest He was 41, 86 years old when he died as Colonel

Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts Crew

Name Department
Otho Lovering as Director. He was 51 (75) years old when He died Directing
Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts (80 years)

  • Release day: Monday, March 13, 1944
  • Runtime: 14 minutes