Devil Dogs of the Air

Devil Dogs of the Air a.k.a. Flying Marines is a 1935 Warner Bros. film, directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring James Cagney and Pat OBrien, reprising their earlier roles as buddies after making their debut as a buddy team in Here Comes the Navy. N Devil Dogs of the Air was the second of nine features that Pat OBrien and James Cagney made together. N The films storyline was adapted from a novel by John Monk Saunders.

Principal photography starting on October 1, 1934, was based at the US Naval Base San Diego. One of the featured squadrons stationed there, Marine Attack Squadron 231 VMA231 after returning to San Diego in 1928, had traded in its World War Iera O2B1s for new Curtiss F8C1s and F8C3s, which were soon redesignated OC1s and OC2s. Equipped with Vought O3U6 Corsairs, the squadron continued to operate from San Diego and participated in the annual Fleet Problems, operating from the carriers USSLangley, USSRanger, and USSSaratoga at different times. Shortly after receiving the F8COCs, the squadron, along with VO10M took part in the filming of the 1929 movie Flight and later, prominently appeared in the Devil Dogs of the Air.The rare U.S. Marine Corps Curtiss RC1 air ambulance, A8864, made an appearance in the film. Other unusual types that appear in the film include ........

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