Sky Patrol is a 1939 English-language Action Adventure motion picture written by Hal Forrest, George Waggner And and Norton S. Parker. The movie is directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Paul Malvern under the banner of Monogram Pictures. Tailspin Tommy Tompkins and Skeeter Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and coast-lines, on the lookout for smugglers. Carter Meade, whose father is the Colonel in charge of the patrol, has a terror of firing guns and his father insists he conquer this fear. Tommy sends him out on patrol, on orders from Washington D. C., to stop any unfamiliar aircraft. Carter challenges an unmarked amphibian plane, which opens fire on him. Carter, afraid to shoot, bails out as his plane is shot down. Carter is missing, and Tommy and Skeeter are searching for him and the mysterious airplane. Written by Les Adams. Sky patrol features John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr., Jackie Coogan, Dickie Jones and Kit Guard. Cinematography was done by Fred Jackman Jr. and editing by Carl Pierson. The movie has a running time of 61 minutes. It was released on 12th September 1939.