Flight (TV series)

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Flight
Directed by	Jules Bricken (1 ep); Maurice Geraghty (1 ep); Gerry Morton (1 ep); Val Raset (1 ep); Boris Sagal (1 ep); Jean Yarbrough (33 ep);
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	38
Production
Executive producer	Al Simon
Producer	Robert Stillman
Cinematography	McCadden Productions
Running time	24 mins.
Production company	California National Productions
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	November 4, 1958 –; March 25, 1959

Last updated June 14, 2025

Flight is an American television anthology series that originally aired in syndication from 1958 to 1959. The series originally aired for one season,^[1] with 38 half-hour episodes produced. It was created with the assistance of the United States Air Force and featured retired General George C. Kenney as the host and opening narrator.^[2]

Guest stars

Star	Role	Episode title	Notes	Ref.
John Agar	Guest	"Vertijet"	Ep 32	^[3]
Forrest Compton	Capt. Fleischer	"Chopper Four" "Three Men" "The Chaplin Story" "Survival"	Ep 33 Ep 34 Ep 36 Ep 37
Mason Alan Dinehart	Guest	"Skyfighters" "Three Men" "The Chaplin Story" "Survival"	Ep 14 Ep 34 Ep 36 Ep 37	^[4]
James Drury	Guest	"Window in the Sky"	Ep 11
Louise Fletcher	Carol	"Red China Rescue"	Ep 7	^[5]
Robert Fuller	Guest	"Outpost in Space"	Ep 38
Peter Hansen	Kovacs	"Flight Surgeon"	Ep 4
Richard Jaeckel	Guest	"Parachute Jump"	Ep 1–Pilot
Tom Laughlin	Guest	"The Hard Way"	Ep 9
John Pickard	Guest	"Operation Angel" "Three Men" "The Chaplin Story" "Survival"	Ep 24 Ep 34 Ep 36 Ep 37	^[6]
Burt Reynolds	Capt. Sam Allen Capt. Jack Hilyard	"Master Sergeant" "Eye for Victory"	Ep 21 Ep 29	^[5]
Marshall Thompson	Guest	"The Chaplin Story" "Survival"	Ep 36 Ep 37
Lyle Talbot	Guest	"Submarine Patrol"	Ep 25

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Parachute Jump"	Maurice Geraghty	Douglas Morrow	November 4, 1958 (1958-11-04)
2	"Typhoon Chasers"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1958 (1958)
3	"Experiment Oxygen"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1958 (1958)
4	"Flight Surgeon"	Jean Yarbrough	John Meredyth Lucas	1958 (1958)
5	"Escape"	Jean Yarbrough	Douglas Morrow	1958 (1958)
6	"Sky Hook"	Jean Yarbrough	Robert C. Dennis	1958 (1958)
7	"Red China Rescue"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1958 (1958)
8	"Bombs in the Belfry"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman & John Kneubuhl	1958 (1958)
9	"The Hard Way"	Jean Yarbrough	Tony Barrett	1958 (1958)
10	"The Dart"	Jean Yarbrough	Harold Swanton	1958 (1958)
11	"Window in the Sky"	Jean Yarbrough	Fenton Earnshaw	1958 (1958)
12	"The Derelict"	Jean Yarbrough	Arthur Browne Jr.	1958 (1958)
13	"The Minefield"	Jean Yarbrough	Ellis Marcus	1958 (1958)
14	"Skyfighters"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1958 (1958)
15	"Crash Investigation"	Jean Yarbrough	John Meredyth Lucas	1958 (1958)
16	"Havana Run"	Jean Yarbrough	Les Farber & Mary Fay	1958 (1958)
17	"Final Approach"	Jean Yarbrough	John Meredyth Lucas	1958 (1958)
18	"Texas Fliers"	Jean Yarbrough	Burt Sims	1958 (1958)
19	"Japanese Code"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1958 (1958)
20	"Flight Plan"	Jean Yarbrough	Richard M. Powell	1958 (1958)
21	"Master Sergeant"	Jean Yarbrough	Douglas Morrow	1958 (1958)
22	"The Snark"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1958 (1958)
23	"Border Incident"	Jean Yarbrough	Tony Barrett	1958 (1958)
24	"Operation Angel"	Jean Yarbrough	Tony Barrett	1958 (1958)
25	"Submarine Patrol"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1958 (1958)
26	"Decision"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman & Jack Laird	1958 (1958)
27	"Destination Normandy"	Jean Yarbrough	John Hawkins	1958 (1958)
28	"Story of a General"	Jean Yarbrough	Thomson Burtis	1959 (1959)
29	"Eye for Victory"	Jean Yarbrough	Fenton Earnshaw	1959 (1959)
30	"Enemy Agent"	Jean Yarbrough	Douglas Morrow	1959 (1959)
31	"Show of Force"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1959 (1959)
32	"Vertijet"	Gerry Morton	Story by : Robert Hinkle Teleplay by : Vance Skarstedt	1959 (1959)
33	"Chopper Four"	Jean Yarbrough	Story by : Capt. James H. Brown Teleplay by : Jack Laird	1959 (1959)
34	"Three Men"	Jean Yarbrough	Leonard Heideman	1959 (1959)
35	"Mercy Commando"	Jean Yarbrough	Jack Laird	1959 (1959)
36	"The Chaplin Story"	Jules Bricken	Russell S. Hughes & Leonard Heideman	1959 (1959)
37	"Survival"	Val Raset	Leonard Heideman	1959 (1959)
38	"Outpost in Space"	Boris Sagal	Antony Ellis	March 25, 1959 (1959-03-25)

References

↑ "Flight (1958– )". IMDB. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
↑ Fox, Rina. "Flight (1958-59)". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
↑ Hinkle, Robert (2009). Call Me Lucky: A Texan in Hollywood (1st ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806140933.
↑ Kansas City Time Staff 1958, p. 10.
1 2 Irvin 2014, p. 132.
↑ The Sydney Morning Herald Staff 1959, p. 25.

Sources

Kansas City Time Staff (July 19, 1958). "Mason Alan Dinehart" . Kansas City Times . Kansas City, Missouri: The Kansas City Star (1958–77) Capital Cities Communications (1977–90). p. 10. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
Irvin, Richard (2014). George Burns Television Productions: The Series and Pilots, 1950-1981. New York City: McFarland & Company. p. 132. ISBN 978-0786494866.
The Sydney Morning Herald Staff (November 23, 1959). "Flight 7:00 P.M.–John Pickard" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney: Fairfax Media. p. 25. Retrieved May 21, 2017.

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[1] "Flight (1958– )". IMDB. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

[2] Fox, Rina. "Flight (1958-59)". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

[3] Hinkle, Robert (2009). Call Me Lucky: A Texan in Hollywood (1st ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806140933.

[FOOTNOTEKansas_City_Time_Staff195810-4] Kansas City Time Staff 1958, p. 10.

[FOOTNOTEIrvin2014132-5] 1 2 Irvin 2014, p. 132.

[FOOTNOTEThe_Sydney_Morning_Herald_Staff195925-6] The Sydney Morning Herald Staff 1959, p. 25.

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Flight
Directed by	Jules Bricken (1 ep) Maurice Geraghty (1 ep) Gerry Morton (1 ep) Val Raset (1 ep) Boris Sagal (1 ep) Jean Yarbrough (33 ep)
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	38
Production
Executive producer	Al Simon
Producer	Robert Stillman
Cinematography	McCadden Productions
Running time	24 mins.
Production company	California National Productions
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	November 4, 1958 (1958-11-04) – March 25, 1959 (1959-03-25)