The Gallant Hours
Movie (1960)
Starring:
James Cagney (William F. Halsey Jr.)
Dennis Weaver (Andrew Jefferson "Andy" Lowe III)
Ward Costello (Harry Black)
Vaughn Taylor (Mike Pulask)
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
Sikorsky VS-44A
Registration N41881, c/n 4402 (some sources report it as 4403) built in 1942. Operated by Avalon Air Transport at the time, painted in US Navy colors for filming. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Unidentified Aircraft
Given as the cockpit of the VS-44A above, but it doesn't match.
Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain
BuNo 17271, c/n 25774/14329 built in 1943 with USAAF serial 43-48513.
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
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