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Jet Pilot | Korean War (1950-53)
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Best Effects Special Effects | 1956
Best Film Editing | 1956
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | 1956
For realistic close-up shots, William Holden learned how to taxi a fighter on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
The U.S. Navy's cooperation in the movie's making included the use of 19 ships.
Writer James A. Michener wrote the story after spending time aboard the USS Essex. One of the pilots aboard the Essex at the time was Neil Armstrong. It is not known for certain whether any of the characters in the book or movie were based on Armstrong.
F9F Panther jets from US Navy squadron VF-192 were also used to film Men of the Fighting Lady (1954). After the filming of these two movies, the squadron name was changed from "Golden Dragons" to "World Famous Golden Dragons".
The USS Oriskany (CV-34) now sits on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola Florida as an artificial reef. The Oriskany is frequently named as one of the top ten recreational shipwreck diving sites in the world.
"[last lines] RAdm. George Tarrant: Where do we get such men? They leave this ship and they do their job. Then they must find this speck lost somewhere on the sea. When they find it they have to land on its pitching deck. Where do we get such men? Man on loudspeaker: Launch jets!"
"[Nestor has just been killed by Korean troops] Mike Forney: Poor Nestor. They were going to give him a medal, too."
