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Flying Fortress is a 1942 British black-and-white war film released by Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by A. H. Soloman, directed by Walter Forde, that stars Richard Greene and co-stars Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfeld and Donald Stewart.
During the Blitz, an arrogant American pilot becomes increasingly committed to the Allied cause after ferrying B-17 bombers from Canada to England. After joining the Royal Canadian Air Force and being assigned to an RAF squadron, he finally takes part in a Flying Fortress bombing raid on Berlin.
Original Release
06/13/1942
US Release
12/05/1942
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Greene | James 'Jim Spence Jr. / James 'Jim' Spence Jr. |
Carla Lehmann | Sydney Kelly |
Betty Stockfeld | Lady DeBorah 'Debbie' Ottershaw |
Donald Stewart | Mr. William 'Sky' Kelly |
Basil Radford | Captain Wilkinson |
Charles Heslop | Herrington |
Sydney King | Lord 'Squeakum' Ottershaw |
Joss Ambler | Sheepshead |
Robert Beatty | Connor |
John Boxer | Meterologist |
Directors
Writers
Brock Williams, Edward Dryhurst, Emily Morse
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Greene | James 'Jim Spence Jr. / James 'Jim' Spence Jr. |
Carla Lehmann | Sydney Kelly |
Betty Stockfeld | Lady DeBorah 'Debbie' Ottershaw |
Donald Stewart | Mr. William 'Sky' Kelly |
Basil Radford | Captain Wilkinson |
Charles Heslop | Herrington |
Sydney King | Lord 'Squeakum' Ottershaw |
Joss Ambler | Sheepshead |
Robert Beatty | Connor |
John Boxer | Meterologist |
Peter Croft | Radio Operator |
Hubert Gregg | Fire Controller |
William Hartnell | Gaylord Parker |
Kenneth Henry | Waiter |
Billy Holland | Group Commander |
Bill Kennedy | Manhattan News Radio Announcer |
Andreas Malandrinos | Maitre d' at Hotel Monopole |
Percy Parsons | Coroner |
Charles Paton | 'Sky' Kelly's Solicitor |
Edward Rigby | Dan Billings |