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     Alan Ladd

     Capt. Joseph C.`'Mac'` McConnell, Jr.
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     June Allyson

     Pearl `'Butch'` Brown
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     James Whitmore

     SSgt./Maj./Col. Ty `'Dad'` Whitman
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     Frank Faylen

     Sfc. Sykes
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     Robert Ellis

     Bob Brown
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     Willis Bouchey

     Newton Bass

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   When did General McConnell die?

   • McConnell served as a navigator in World War II before becoming the top American ace during the Korean War and was killed on August 25, 1954, while serving as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, California.

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   Is the McConnell Story based on a true story?

   • The 1955 film The McConnell Story, starring Alan Ladd and June Allyson, chronicles his life story. The book Sabre Jet Ace (1959) by Charles Ira Coombs is a fictionalized biography for young readers covering his experiences as a fighter pilot in Korea. McConnell's wife, Pearl "Butch" McConnell, died in 2008 at the age of 86.

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   When was the McConnell Story released in India?

   • ... By what name was The McConnell Story (1955) officially released in India in English? The McConnell Story (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

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   Where did Captain McConnell live?

   • McConnell returned to his home in Apple Valley, California, and was stationed at George Air Force Base, California where he was assigned to the 445th Fighter Squadron and continued flying F-86s. On 6 August 1953, the people of Apple Valley gave a new home, the "Appreciation House", to Capt. McConnell.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_McConnell_StoryThe McConnell Story - Wikipedia

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   The McConnell Story is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas.

4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0048364The McConnell Story (1955) - IMDb

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   The McConnell Story: Directed by Gordon Douglas. With Alan Ladd, June Allyson, James Whitmore, Frank Faylen. A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.

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   • Genre: Drama, Romance, War

   • Director: Gordon Douglas
   • Release Date: 1955-12-02

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   Based on the real life of a Korean War flying ace, The McConnell Story (1955) stars Alan Ladd as Joseph C. "Mac" McConnell, Jr., and June Allyson as his wife, Pearl. The film opens near the beginning of World War II when McConnell goes AWOL from the army in order to take private flying lessons at a local air field.

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   Joseph "Mac" McConnell Jr. (Alan Ladd) dreams of piloting airplanes, so much that he goes AWOL from an Army base to take flying lessons. When the military police go looking for him, Mac hitches a...

   • Category: Drama
   • Actors: Alan Ladd

   • Director: Gordon Douglas

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   In war, McConnell became America's first triple jet ace, downing 16 enemy planes. In peace, he braved the unknown as a test pilot in the jet era's infancy. And The McConnell Story's darting...

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   • Author: Warner Bros. Classics

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   The McConnell Story (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joseph_CJoseph C. McConnell - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Christopher McConnell Jr. (30 January 1922 – 25 August 1954) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot who was the top American flying ace during the Korean War. A native of Dover, New Hampshire, Captain McConnell was credited with shooting down 16 MiG-15s while flying North American F-86 Sabres.