The Wings of Eagles

This is the story of Frank W “Spig Wead (John Wayne) a naval aviator from1919 who spends all his time either flying or out with his comrades, while ignore his wife Minnie (Maureen O’Hara) and his tow daughters. Wead is set to compete in a seaplane endurance race when he falls down a flight of stairs, breaking his neck and becoming paralyzed. Wead decides to undergo a dangerous operation while shunning out Minnie who tries consoling Wead. Minnie is once again usurped by Wead’s aviation buddies. As Wead wallows in self pity and depression Jughead Carson (Dan Dailey) and John Dale Price (Ken Curtis) are constantly visiting Wead and get on him about recuperating and making the suggestion that Wead writer to help with his depression. Wead regains limited use of his legs and becomes a screenwriter only to be recalled to service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor to oversee aviation construction projects.