Flying Leathernecks

Movie (1951)
French title : Les diables de Guadalcanal

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 (acting as Mitsubishi A6M Zero)

US Navy version of the T-6 Texan.

A SNJ chasing a F6F.

Douglas A-20 Havoc

Nakajima B6N Tenzan

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

Nakajima Ki-44

The same footage is seen too in The War Episode Nine.

Unidentified Aircraft

Perhaps a Yokosuka P1Y ?

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).

Various Japanese Aircrafts

As most of them are view from the rear (use of gun camera footages), it's not easy to identify them as most of the documentation represent them from the front or side views. Several have been use in other movies or documentaries.

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

Friendly fire ! Two Hellcats are chasing the same japanese fighter, firing together on it. Next second, the pilot will still firing when his wingman will cross his fire line and be hurt.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.