However, Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4 ... He flew the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk with its iconic signature ...

Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. This was due to the highly fictionalize and popular 1970s TV show Baa Baa Black Sheep later retitled Black Sheep Squadron starring Robert Conrad as Boyington.

“Pappy” Boyington stomped off the jungle-hemmed field, vowing that he and his Corsair would buzz up every day until they notched a new mark. Pappy, pugnacious ex-wrestler and father of three ...