<P> On a full B - 47 wing deployment exercise that involves flying nonstop from MacDill to Yokota Air Base, Japan, they encounter severe wind and storms . Low on fuel, they divert to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa . As they prepare to land, Dutch realizes that his shoulder injury from the B - 36 crash was worse than he thought, and his arm is almost immobile . He is unable to operate the engine power levers (throttles) during final landing phase, and he has to rely on his co-pilot to do so, while Dutch works the flight controls with his left arm and two feet . </P> <P> This injury not only bars him from further flying (he is discharged from the Air Force (USAF) shortly after the incident), but also appears to threaten his baseball career . General Hawkes suggests that he would make an excellent team manager . </P> <P> As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified): </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Role </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Stewart </Td> <Td> Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Robert R. "Dutch" Holland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June Allyson </Td> <Td> Sally Holland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frank Lovejoy </Td> <Td> General Ennis C. Hawkes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bruce Bennett </Td> <Td> Major General Espy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barry Sullivan </Td> <Td> Lieutenant Colonel Rocky Samford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alex Nicol </Td> <Td> Major I.K. "Ike" Knowland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jay C. Flippen </Td> <Td> Tom Dolan, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Morgan </Td> <Td> Master Sergeant Bible, a B - 36 flight engineer . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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