The film also acted as the pilot for the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep. Former U.S. Marine pilot Greg "Pappy" Boyington is flying with the American Volunteer Group (the Flying Tigers) in China. After Pearl Harbor brings America into World War II, Greg leaves the AVG to rejoin the Marine Corps. He refuses to be relegated to a desk job and, against all military protocol, forms his own fighter squadron from a group of misfits and disciplinary cases.
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The Flying Misfits
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron. The film also acted as the pilot for the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep. Former U.S. Marine pilot Greg "Pappy" Boyington is flyin
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Robert Conrad
as Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington
Simon Oakland
as Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore
Dana Elcar
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
James Whitmore
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Robert Ginty
as 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley
Dirk Blocker
as 1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg
W.K. Stratton
as 2nd Lt. Lawrence 'Larry' Casey
John Larroquette
as 2nd Lt. Robert 'Bob' Anderson
Peter Donat
as Col. Mathis
Sharon Gless
as Nurse 1st Lt.
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1 min read · Published July 11, 2026
7.4/10
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.
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The Flying Misfits is #21,725 on the Movie OTT Daily Streaming Charts today. Down 66 places since yesterday
