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UNITED STATES · 1944

Wing and a Prayer

Henry Hathaway
military deception aircraft carrier warfare world war ii pacific theater naval strategy battle of midway
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Synopsis

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.

Year1944
CountryUnited States
DirectorHenry Hathaway
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