Dragonfly Squadron

Dragonfly Squadron

The BOMB-BLASTING STORY of an Air Force Wing That EXPLODES with the Intensity of an H-BOMB!

NR 1954 · 82 min · ★ 5.9 · War

A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in air defense, by American Air Force instructors,led by Major Brady, a famed and skilled-but-grounded pilot, assigned to the Kongku base.

Directed by Lesley Selander · Written by John C. Champion

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