Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1964)

Cast

Robert Lansing as Brigadier General Frank Savage
Robert Lansing

as Brigadier General Frank Savage

Frank Overton as Major Harvey Stovall
Frank Overton

as Major Harvey Stovall

Barney Phillips as Major "Doc" Kaiser
Barney Phillips

as Major "Doc" Kaiser

John Larkin as Major General Wiley Crowe
John Larkin

as Major General Wiley Crowe

Lew Gallo as Major Joe Cobb
Lew Gallo

as Major Joe Cobb

Episodes

Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep poster

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September 18, 1964

Captain Joe Gallagher aborts twice in a row bringing him to the attention of General Savage. Savage feels that Gallaghe…

Follow the Leader poster

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September 25, 1964

Savage wants the 918th to try a new technique, bombing on the leader. Instead of each bombardier sighting his own targe…

The Men and the Boys poster

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October 2, 1964

Tom Lockridge is a copilot, on a mission the pilot is killed, and he takes over allowing the crew to bail out. His best…

The Sound of Distant Thunder poster

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October 16, 1964

Andy Lathrop is an unsophisticated Tennessee boy. Flying as Savage's lead bombardier, he saves Savage's life, gets prom…

The Climate of Doubt poster

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October 23, 1964

General Crowe is waiting for Savage to return from a mission, he notices that when the aircraft ""High Flyer"" lands an…

Pressure Point poster

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October 30, 1964

Senator Clay Johnson wants to shut down the long range bombing program because of high aircraft & manpower losses. Sava…

Decision poster

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November 6, 1964

Major Jack Temple leads the low Squadron on a raid to bomb the flying Bomb (V2) assembly plant at Laon. His aircraft ""…

The Hours Before Dawn poster

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November 13, 1964

The 918th is assigned in top secrecy to bomb Dortmund. The only one who has the details is Savage and after being brief…

Appointment at Liege poster

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November 20, 1964

Major Gus Denver returns to the 918th from the States. While he was away on special instructor duty at Langley, his ori…

Interlude poster

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November 27, 1964

After loosing his best friend Joe Farrell, Savage goes on leave ordered by General Crowe. He goes to Inverness by train…

Here's to Courageous Cowards poster

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December 4, 1964

Ross Lawrence a clerk in the Group Office stows away with Joe Morse's crew and shoots down an FW. Later Morse offers to…

Soldiers Sometimes Kill poster

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December 11, 1964

After loosing his memory Savage is found wandering around Berkley Square south Grosvenor Street by Lieutenant Ryan. Aft…

The Suspected poster

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December 18, 1964

Reporter Clifford Moran believes that Jim Driscoll is really a convicted killer from St Louis named George Kern Turner …

An Act of War poster

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December 25, 1964

The group returns from a bomb run the air frame factory at Metz. The leader, Major Cobb reports complete destruction of…

Those Who Are About to Die poster

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January 1, 1965

The 918th draws a particularly tough mission, an aircraft plant in Rhone Valley, 120 miles beyond fighter support range…

In Search of My Enemy poster

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January 8, 1965

Major Peter Gray and his wife Ann arrive at the 918th. Savage knows Ann as Ann Goss and was going to marry her a year a…

The Albatross poster

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January 15, 1965

Kane completed his 25 missions and is going back to the States on a Public Relations Tour. He will be performing in Win…

The Lorelei poster

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January 22, 1965

Crowe assigns Colonel Royce as Deputy Group Commander. On his arrival he goes out to meet ""Lorelei"" piloted by Lieute…

Faith, Hope and Sergeant Aronson poster

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January 29, 1965

Before a big mission, Savage is injured with a piece of shrapnel by his heart and consigned to the hospital. He meets a…

To Heinie, with Love poster

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February 5, 1965

On a mission to bomb the rail yards at Eissen, Muller the new Navigator performs perfectly but is knocked down during a…

The Clash poster

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February 12, 1965

General Savage is shot down while on a bomb run to the Sub Penn's @ Trondheim. The onlly suvivor of his crew, he ends u…

The Ticket poster

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February 26, 1965

The Brauberg Damn needs to be bombed. Savage thinks that a specially equipped P-51 with 2 500 lb bombs can take it out.…

The Trap poster

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March 5, 1965

While working on a plan to bomb Strassbourg, Savage gets trapped in a cellar during an Air Raid. Trapped with him are L…

The End of the Line poster

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March 12, 1965

A Squadron Commander, Major Joe Gallagher scrubs himself from a mission and his replacement Captain Larry Hollander is …

The Threat poster

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March 19, 1965

Axis Sally is broadcasting some very accurate information about the 918th. Including that Savage is going to be killed.…

Mutiny at Ten Thousand Feet poster

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March 26, 1965

Major Andy Towson, an exceptional pilot & squadron C.O. cracks up after landing. He is a friend of Savages and has flow…

The Mission poster

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April 2, 1965

Savage and the Piccadilly Lily are given a special mission to bomb an oil line in the Säär Valley. Captain Dirksen is a…

The Cry of Fallen Birds poster

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April 9, 1965

Savage and the Piccadilly Lily are coming in damaged & low from a mission to Blaustadt. On the approach they almost hit…

V for Vendetta poster

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April 16, 1965

Mission to bomb Mannheim. Major Gus Denver has returned to flight duty. On a previous mission he suffered a breakdown a…

P.O.W. (1) poster

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April 23, 1965

P.O.W. (2) poster

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April 30, 1965

The Hero poster

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May 7, 1965

A Legendary World War I fighter ace acting as a Ferry Pilot arrives at Archbury on his way to SHAEF HQ. On the way in t…