The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

6.2 / Rating 65 votes 1957 Age Rating: NR
Genre: Drama War
Language: English
Country: United States

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

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The Wings of Eagles is a 1957 American Metrocolor film starring John Wayne, Dan Dailey and Maureen O'Hara, based on the life of Frank "Spig" Wead and the history of U.S. Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. The film is a tribute to Wead from his friend, director John Ford, and was based on Wead's "We Plaster the Japs", published in a 1944 issue of The American Magazine.