The Wings of Eagles is a 1957 film about Frank "Spig" Wead and US Naval Aviation from its inception through World War II. The film is a tribute to Wead from his friend, director John Ford.
John Wayne plays naval aviator-turned-screenwriter Wead who wrote the story or screenplay for such films as Hell Divers, Ceiling Zero, and They Were Expendable.
Soon after World War I is over, "Spig", along with John Dale Price (Ken Curtis, tries to prove to th...
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The Wings of Eagles is a 1957 film about Frank "Spig" Wead and US Naval Aviation from its inception through World War II. The film is a tribute to Wead from his friend, director John Ford.
John Wayne plays naval aviator-turned-screenwriter Wead who wrote the story or screenplay for such films as Hell Divers, Ceiling Zero, and They Were Expendable.
Soon after World War I is over, "Spig", along with John Dale Price (Ken Curtis, tries to prove to the Navy the value of seaplanes in combat. To do this, Wead pushes the Navy to compete in racing and endurance competitions. Several races are against the US Army aviation team led by Captain Herbert Allen Hazard (based on Jimmy Doolittle - played by Kenneth Tobey).
Wead spends most of his time either flying or horsing around with his teammates, meaning that his wife Minnie, or "Min" (Maureen O'Hara), and children are ignored.
The night he is promoted to fighter squadron commander, he falls down a flight of stairs at home, breaks his neck and is...
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