Wing and a Prayer

Wing and a Prayer
6.5

Wing and a Prayer

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Directed by: Henry Hathaway

Overview

An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway.

Reviews (2)

  • Patrick E. Abe (Rated: 6)

    "Where is our Navy? Why doesn't it fight?" In the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, the U.S. Navy in the Pacific is stretched thin, torn between trying to defend against an expected attack on the U.S. West coast or striking a decisive blow against the Japanese.

    The unnamed U.S. Aircraft Carri...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 6)

    This is quite an interesting story depicting the lives of sailors and airmen aboard an American aircraft carrier shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941. Their task, is however, a bit different. They are to sail around the Pacific trying to give their enemy the impression that the...

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