Black Sheep Squadron

TV Rated: Not Rated (most likely TV-PG or TV-14)

An enemy plane is shot down as it flies over Vella La Cava during an attack by the Japanese. The pilot is taken prisoner and a strange device is found on his plane. Through a series of mistakes, word of the prisoner never makes it to the brass at Espiritos.

It turns out the Japanese pilot was born and raised in the US but still felt enough allegiance to Japan to fight on that side. The Black Sheep befriend the pilot who also plays a mean game of ping pong.

The sheep set up a ping pong match with the Seabees and expect their star player, TJ, to clean up during the match, but when TJ is injured, "Rocky" as the squadron nick named him steps in to play.

TJ and Rocky have a talk about what it is like being a fighter pilot and Rocky admits to TJ that he still gets scared every time he goes up. TJ is grateful that Rocky wants to talk about this because no one else wants to discuss the issue with him. The form an awkward friendship because the enemies have so much in common.

"Rocky" is unwilling to give out any information about the mission he was flying or the device on his plane. He is kept locked up in a side room of the sheep's pen when he is not fraternizing with the guys. But he plans his escape and is able to break out of the room early one morning. He sabotages most of the planes on the flight line before he is detected and makes a get away in one of the Corsairs. Pappy finds one other plane that can still fly and goes up after Rocky. Pappy tries to convince him to give up and come back, but Rocky refuses. Pappy is then forced to shoot Rocky down. The Black Sheep who have been watching from the island disperse, except for TJ who continues to look skyward.