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Movie (1951)

Starring:
John Wayne (Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby)
Robert Ryan (Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin)
Don Taylor (Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe)
Janis Carter (Joan Kirby)
Jay C. Flippen (MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief)
William Harrigan (Dr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran)

Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.

Vought F4U Corsair

Vought F4U-1D Corsair of VF-84, USS Bunker Hill, spring 1945.

Grumman TBF-3 Avenger

Grumman F6F Hellcat

Fake Japanese Air Force airplanes.

Please note that the japanese pilots are seen in grey Grumman F6F Hellcat always without the gunsight. The VMF-247 pilots are in dark sea blue Hellcats with a gunsight.

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

North American SNJ-5

US Navy version of the T-6 Texan.

Douglas A-20 Havoc

Nakajima B6N Tenzan

Archive footage seen too in other movies; look at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Nakajima Ki-44

Mitsubishi G4M

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

Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka

This Mitsubishi G4M is the mother ship of a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka flying bomb (note its left wings between those of the G4M and the tail plane of the bomber).

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

This shot is taken from a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura (note the wingtip in the upper left) flying with these FU4 Corsair.

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 Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
 [[Image: AVION_JA_LDDG.JPG|thumb|500px|none |This footage is seen -in B&W- in [[The War#Mitsubishi G4M|The War]]. ]]
+[[Image:FL G4M CIMG5239.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
+== Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka ==
+This Mitsubishi G4M is the mother ship of a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka flying bomb (note its left wings between those of the G4M and the tail plane of the bomber).
 [[Image: AVION_JB_LDDG.JPG|thumb|500px|none |]]