The mission had sent 48 American fighters, including one division of four planes from the Black Sheep Squadron, from Bougainville for a fighter sweep over Rabaul.

He later served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II with the Black Sheep Squadron, and in China, until 1946.

He was also a writer and producer on Black Sheep Squadron and the original Battlestar Galactica.

Later, he became Commanding Officer (CO) of Marine Fighter Squadron 214, better known by its nickname, the "Black Sheep Squadron."

Before his flight from Fresno, VMA-214 (the current incarnation of the Black Sheep Squadron) did a flyby.

She also appeared in The Thousand Plane Raid as well as Black Sheep Squadron.

It was during this time that the 8th acquired their colorful name "The Black Sheep" Squadron.

Unhappy with being last on the supply line and not liking the unlucky "Eightballs" name caused the pilots to begin calling the 8th "The Black Sheep" Squadron.

The Black Sheep Squadron flew 14,000 hours in combat, 13,000 sorties, and dropped more than 10,000 tons of ordnance.

She landed a regular role on the last season of the NBC World War II television series, Black Sheep Squadron.