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'''The Men of the Fighting Lady''' is a 1954 Korean War drama film starring Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Keenan Wynn, and directed by Andrew Marton. The screenplay is written by Harry A. Burns.
[[Image:TMofTFL_poster.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|''The Men of the Fighting Lady'' movie poster.]]
<b>Movie (1954)<br></b>
Aka : <b>Panther Squadron</b><br>
French title: <b>Escadrille panthère</b><br>


The film was based on the novels ''The Case of the Blinded Pilot'' by Cmdr. Harry A. Burns and James A. Michener's ''The Forgotten Heroes of Korea'' and details life aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. The film's high point is the factually depicted scene where Thayer (Johnson) talks in a blinded Navy F9F Panther pilot for a landing (played by Dewey Martin).
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<b>Starring:</b><br>
Van Johnson (Lieutenant (jg) Howard Thayer)<br>
Walter Pidgeon (Commander Kent Dowling)<br>
Louis Calhern (James A. Michener)<br>
Dewey Martin (Ensign Kenneth Schechter)<br>
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== [[:Category:Grumman F9F Panther|Grumman F9F Panther]] ==
''The Men of the Fighting Lady'' was based on the novels ''The Case of the Blinded Pilot'' by Cmdr. Harry A. Burns and James A. Michener's ''The Forgotten Heroes of Korea'', and details life aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Oriskany''. The film's high point is the factually depicted scene where Thayer (Johnson) talks in a blinded Navy F9F Panther pilot (played by Dewey Martin) for a landing.


Film footage of this accident was used as the demise of Keenan Wynn's Lt. Cdr. Ted Dodson  - completed with footage of a 1951 Grumman F9F mishap aboard the USS Midway (CV-41).
== [[:Category: Douglas A-1 Skyraider| Douglas AD-1 Skyraider]] ==
[[Image:TMofTFL AD-1b.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]


== [[:Category: Vought F4U Corsair|Vought F4U Corsair]] ==
This could be a F4U-4 or a F4U-5 or the AU-1 (the ground-attack version) variant.
[[Image:TMofTFL F4U.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]


[[Category:Grumman F9F Panther]]
== [[:Category: McDonnell F2H Banshee| McDonnell F2H Banshee]] ==
[[Image:TMofTFL F2H.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
== [[:Category: Grumman F9F Panther|Grumman F9F Panther]] ==
Aircrafts of VF-192 (Golden Dragons) code B.
[[Image:TMofTFL F9Fa.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
[[Image:TMofTFL F9Fb.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
Aircrafts of VF-123 code D.
[[Image:TMofTFL F9Fc.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
[[Image:TMofTFL_F9Fd-DV.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
Film footage of this accident was used as the demise of Keenan Wynn's Lt. Cdr. Ted Dodson  - completed with footage of a 1951 Grumman F9F (BuAer Num. 125228) mishap aboard the USS Midway (CV-41).<br>
Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
[[Image:TMofTFL F9Fe.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Grumman F9F (BuAer Num. 125228).]]
 
== [[:Category: Grumman F9F Panther|Grumman F9F-5 Panther]] ==
Grumman F9F-5 Panther, BuAer. Num. 126172.
[[Image:TMofTFL_F9Ff.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
[[Image:TMofTFL_F9F-5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
== [[:Category: North American FJ-1 Fury|North American FJ-1 Fury]] ==
Crash of a North American FJ-1 Fury from VF-51 on USS "Boxer" (CV-21).
[[Image:TMofTFL_FJ-1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
== [[:Category: Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6B]] ==
[[Image:TMofTFL_DC-6B.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
== [[:Category: North American FJ Fury|North American FJ-2 Fury]] ==
From the trailer (awaiting a movie screenshot).
[[Image:TMofTFL FJ-2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
== [[:Category: Vought F7U Cutlass|Vought F7U Cutlass]] ==
Behind the crash barricade.<br>From the trailer (awaiting a movie screenshot).
[[Image:TMofTFL_Vought-F7U.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
== [[:Category: Sikorsky H-5|Sikorsky HO3S-1]] ==
U.S. Navy HO3S-1 used for rescue task.
[[Image:TMofTFL_HO3S.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
[[Image:TMofTFL_HO3S-7.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Serial 7.]]
[[Image:TMofTFL_HO3S-37.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Serial 37.]]
 
 
{{footnote}}
== See also ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047230 Men of the Fighting Lady at IMDb]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_of_the_Fighting_Lady Men of the Fighting Lady at Wikipedia]
* [http://imcdb.org/movie.php?id=47230 Men of the Fighting Lady at IMCDb]
 
[[Category: Douglas A-1 Skyraider]]
[[Category: Douglas DC-6]]
[[Category: Grumman F9F Panther]]
[[Category: McDonnell F2H Banshee]]
[[Category: North American FJ Fury]]
[[Category: North American FJ-1 Fury]]
[[Category: Sikorsky H-5]]
[[Category: Vought F4U Corsair]]
[[Category: Vought F7U Cutlass]]

Latest revision as of 19:12, 24 June 2018

The Men of the Fighting Lady movie poster.

Movie (1954)
 Aka : Panther Squadron
French title: Escadrille panthère

Starring:
Van Johnson (Lieutenant (jg) Howard Thayer)
Walter Pidgeon (Commander Kent Dowling)
Louis Calhern (James A. Michener)
Dewey Martin (Ensign Kenneth Schechter)

The Men of the Fighting Lady was based on the novels The Case of the Blinded Pilot by Cmdr. Harry A. Burns and James A. Michener's The Forgotten Heroes of Korea, and details life aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. The film's high point is the factually depicted scene where Thayer (Johnson) talks in a blinded Navy F9F Panther pilot (played by Dewey Martin) for a landing.

Douglas AD-1 Skyraider

Vought F4U Corsair

This could be a F4U-4 or a F4U-5 or the AU-1 (the ground-attack version) variant.

McDonnell F2H Banshee

Grumman F9F Panther

Aircrafts of VF-192 (Golden Dragons) code B.

Aircrafts of VF-123 code D.

Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Film footage of this accident was used as the demise of Keenan Wynn's Lt. Cdr. Ted Dodson - completed with footage of a 1951 Grumman F9F (BuAer Num. 125228) mishap aboard the USS Midway (CV-41).
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Grumman F9F (BuAer Num. 125228).

Grumman F9F-5 Panther

Grumman F9F-5 Panther, BuAer. Num. 126172.

North American FJ-1 Fury

Crash of a North American FJ-1 Fury from VF-51 on USS "Boxer" (CV-21).

Douglas DC-6B

North American FJ-2 Fury

From the trailer (awaiting a movie screenshot).

Vought F7U Cutlass

Behind the crash barricade.
From the trailer (awaiting a movie screenshot).

Sikorsky HO3S-1

U.S. Navy HO3S-1 used for rescue task.

Serial 7.
Serial 37.


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