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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
