 This was originally planned for production after  _Ride Em Cowboy (1936)_ (qv). The huge success of Abbott and  Costellos previous service comedies, _Buck Privates (1941)_ (qv)  and _In the Navy (1941)_ (qv), caused Universal to produce this  first. The War Department also announced a recruitment campaign  called "Keep Em Flying Week" which Universal could use as a  patriotic tie