The Mystery Squadron

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The Mystery Squadron Title screen.

Movie Serial (in twelve chapters) (1933)

Starring:
Bob Steele (Fred Cromwell)
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (Bill "Jellybean" Cook)
Lucile Browne (Dorothy Gray)
Jack Mulhall (Davis)

The building of a dam is harassed by a squadron of fliers headed by The Black Ace. The pilots Fred and “Jellybean” are hired to put an end to the trouble. But who is The Black Ace?


Udet U12 Flamingo

Ep. 1 The Black Ace
Reg. D-822 for this U 12b Spezial (n°269)
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

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Travel Air D-4000

Ep. 1 The Black Ace
Reg. NC406N Travel Air D-4000 c/n 1337.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

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Unidentified Aircraft

Ep. 3 The Black Ace Strikes
For the crash action, an unidentified fuselage is used.

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Stearman C3B

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Ep. 5 The Death Swoop

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The next shot is used two times : in Ep. 5 and in Ep. 12 The Ace of Aces.

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Unidentified Aircraft

Note : due to the poor quality of the copy, recognition is sometimes hazardous.
Ep. 1 The Black Ace

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The flame-throwing planes attack :

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Ep. 5 The Death Swoop

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Ep. 10 Clipped Wings

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