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    The McConnell Story

    1955 · Drama · 1h 47m

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  2. 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. 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 ...

    • September 29, 1955 (New York)
    • Henry Blanke
  3. 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.

    • Gordon Douglas
    • 3 min
  4. 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.

  5. 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...

    • Gordon Douglas
    • Alan Ladd
  6. Jun 22, 2010 · The McConnell Story (1955) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TheMcConnellStory As the alarm wails, Joe McConnell's squad of Sabre pilots are airborne in seconds. The mission: keep enemy planes...

    • Jun 22, 2010
    • 12.4K
    • Warner Bros. Classics
  7. Jul 7, 2010 · The McConnell Story. Alan Ladd (Actor), June Allyson (Actor), Gordon Douglas (Director) Rated: NR. Format: DVD. 4.7 265 ratings. IMDb 6.3/10.0. Amazon's Choice. $999. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns. DVD. $9.99. VHS Tape. $18.75.

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  8. Summaries. A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job. Mac's plans to settle down and raise a family are upset by the Korean War. He goes as a fighter pilot and returns a hero, the first triple ace of the war.

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