TV-Y7 1990 00:53:24 Documentary War

Fighting 17: The Jolly Rogers

"The pilots, the planes, the skipper, the saga of the legendary Navy fighter squadron VF-17 - the Jolly Rogers."

Director Tom Jenz

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Synopsis

This is the story of Navy squadron VF-17, the amazing Jolly Rogers. Flying their beloved "Hogs," the F4U-1 Corsair, they cleared the skies of 154 Japanese planes in 76 days of combat over the Solomon Islands. While never losing a bomber to enemy attack, Fighting-17 destroyed the heart of Japanese fighter command over Bougainville and Rabaul paving the way for the Allied advance.