Flight
Hosted by well known General George Kenney, the show was an anthology featuring the importance of aviation. Frequently war stories, it also dealt with the practical uses of civilian air as in severe weather conditions.
- 1958-1959
- 1 season
- Action & Adventure
Hosted by well known General George Kenney, the show was an anthology featuring the importance of aviation. Frequently war stories, it also dealt with the practical uses of civilian air as in severe weather conditions.
Season 1 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1959
Episode 1
Parachute Jump
Tue, Nov 4, 1958
A soldier is bailing out of an airplane during a maneuver when his parachute tangles, leaving him dangling from the plane.
Episode 2
Typhoon Chasers
A B-29 "Typhoon Chaser" pilot comes up with a risky idea on how to save a squadron of B-29's that are stationed in Okinawa as Hurricane Marie passes thru in1954.
Episode 3
Experiment Oxygen
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
A young Air Force doctor tries to determine whether or not an overdose of oxygen is causing jet pilots to lose control of their planes.
Episode 4
Flight Surgeon
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
A C-47 crashes miles from base in rough weather and terrain. One of the crew is seriously hurt and the planes radio is knocked out. Using an URC emergency radio the base flight surgeon is able contact the crew and save the injured crewman.
Episode 5
Escape
An American jet pilot is shot down and lands on an island.
Episode 6
Sky Hook
Mon, Sep 7, 2026 30 mins
Air Force Intelligence, needing information in the possession of a German general, works out a scheme to capture him.
Episode 7
Red China Rescue
When a Dutch cargo plane disappears off the coast of Southern China, Air Rescue Service comes to its aid.
Episode 8
Bombs in the Belfry
30 mins
New bombardier Lt. Jerry Rowe USAAF joins his unit in New Guinea. Jerry performs admirably at first but as time goes on his fellow B25 crew members begin to wonder if his hesitation is going to get them killed.
Episode 9
The Hard Way
Mon, Nov 17, 1958
A fighter pilot sent out to photograph enemy territory is not satisfied with his assignment.
Episode 10
The Dart
Tue, Nov 11, 1958
A flight surgeon must determine why an F-100 pilot shot down a fellow pilot while on a training mission. Was it due to the effects of supersonic flight or was it over a Las Vegas showgirl with whom they both had an interest in?
Episode 11
Window in the Sky
Episode 12
The Derelict
On a flight to Alaska a B-47 has an electrical short and all but one of the crew is able to bail out. A squadron is sent to shoot down the B-47 and the crew member on-board must regain consciousness and control of the craft to save himself.
Episode 13
The Minefield
Captain John Budlong's B-25 is hit by flak while over enemy territory in Korea.
Episode 14
Skyfighters
The pilot episode for a proposed series called "War Birds". The exploits of a group of American flyers during World War I. In the pilot episode, broadcast as a segment of "Flight", the flyers become involved in a dogfight with a German air ace.
Episode 15
Crash Investigation
Episode 16
Havana Run
30 mins
Episode 17
Final Approach
Tue, Nov 11, 1958
While on a practice bombing mission the crew of a B-47 encounters a landing gear failure on approach and decides to make an unprecedented and dangerous belly landing for that type of craft.
Episode 18
Texas Fliers
Episode 19
Japanese Code
30 mins
Episode 20
Flight Plan
30 mins
Episode 21
Master Sergeant
Episode 22
The Snark
Episode 23
Border Incident
After participating in an American jet-pilot training program, a young native of Vietnam vanishes with a T-33 carrying a load of high explosives.
Episode 24
Operation Angel
Episode 25
Submarine Patrol
Episode 26
Decision
Episode 27
Destination Normandy
Episode 28
Story of a General
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
In a departure from the usual dramatic stories presented on "Flight," this program is a documentary which takes a look at the men and the planes of the past.
Episode 29
Eye for Victory
Episode 30
Enemy Agent
Episode 31
Show of Force
Episode 32
Vertijet
Failed TV pilot about test pilots, ground crews and their families on Andrews Air Force base.
Episode 33
Chopper Four
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
In 1945 despite skepticism of it's practical use the R-4 Sikorsky helicopter is used for the first time to recover seriously wounded troops in terrain where other aircraft are unable to get that close thus saving many lives.
Episode 34
Three Men
WWII Eighth Air Force B-17 Raid on Anklam, Germany.
Episode 35
Mercy Commando
Episode 36
The Chaplin Story
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
Episode 37
Survival
Episode 38
Outpost in Space
Mon, Sep 7, 2026
On a distant hostile planet outpost, the crew in their underground bunker receive a distress call from a space freighter about to crash land on the planet.
Episode 39
B-29 All Weather Flight
Mon, Sep 7, 2026