Mr. William 'Sky' Kelly — Flying Fortress Character Profile

About Mr. William 'Sky' Kelly

An experienced pilot initially blamed for a fatal crash. He trains ferry pilots, reconciles with Spence during a transatlantic flight, pursues a romance with Lady Debbie, and joins the RAF. He assists Spence in extinguishing a wing fire during combat.

Character Facts

Played by

Donald Stewart

Appears in

Flying Fortress (1942)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Mr. William 'Sky' Kelly — Romantic Love Interest — Lady Deborah 'Debbie' Ottershaw (Betty Stockfeld)

  Mutual attraction

• Mr. William 'Sky' Kelly — Alliance Teammate — James 'Jim' Spence Jr. (Richard Greene)

  Allied pilots who become friends

• Mr. William 'Sky' Kelly — Family Brother — Sydney Kelly (Carla Lehmann)

  Sibling relationship, brother and sister

• Mr. William 'Sky' Kelly — Alliance Commanding Officer — Lord 'Squeakum' Ottershaw (Sydney King)

  RAF Wing Commander and pilot

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More characters from Flying Fortress

• James 'Jim' Spence Jr. (Richard Greene)
• Sydney Kelly (Carla Lehmann)
• Lady Deborah 'Debbie' Ottershaw (Betty Stockfeld)
• Captain Wilkinson (Basil Radford)
• Herrington (Charles Heslop)
• Lord 'Squeakum' Ottershaw (Sydney King)