Aviation in television shows, question..

[Jim Stewart]

Back in the early 60's I remember watching a television
show that featured military jets, test pilots and fighter
missions. It was in black and white and I think it ran
once a week. I was in grade school at the time and never
missed an episode.

I can distinctly remember curled-toed X-2 landings, the
audio-from-mic-in-oxygen-mask dialog and the Sabre dance.

Anyone know what I'm thinking about?

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Jim Stewart > wrote:
> Back in the early 60's I remember watching a television
> show that featured military jets, test pilots and fighter
> missions. It was in black and white and I think it ran
> once a week. I was in grade school at the time and never
> missed an episode.

> I can distinctly remember curled-toed X-2 landings, the
> audio-from-mic-in-oxygen-mask dialog and the Sabre dance.

> Anyone know what I'm thinking about?

Are you thinking of the Steve Canyon show which ran in 1958?

I think that is the one where a flight of 3 F-102's has a total
engine failure in one of the A/C and the other two "tow" him
home by putting their wingtips under the failed A/C's wingtips.

Plus other breath taking adventures.

--
Jim Pennino

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[James M. Knox]

wrote in :

> Are you thinking of the Steve Canyon show which ran in 1958?
>
> I think that is the one where a flight of 3 F-102's has a total
> engine failure in one of the A/C and the other two "tow" him
> home by putting their wingtips under the failed A/C's wingtips.

My gawd, I remember that scene. Was it an engine failure, or was he
unconcious? Thought it was the latter. Either way, they "steered" him by
using the airflow over their own wing tips to lift his.

[I wonder how much other trash is taking up multi-terabytes of my memory?
<G>]


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James M. Knox > wrote:
> wrote in :

> > Are you thinking of the Steve Canyon show which ran in 1958?
> >
> > I think that is the one where a flight of 3 F-102's has a total
> > engine failure in one of the A/C and the other two "tow" him
> > home by putting their wingtips under the failed A/C's wingtips.

> My gawd, I remember that scene. Was it an engine failure, or was he
> unconcious? Thought it was the latter. Either way, they "steered" him by
> using the airflow over their own wing tips to lift his.

> [I wonder how much other trash is taking up multi-terabytes of my memory?
> <G>]

As I recall, it was a flameout over somewhere "bad" and they towed
him to the approach where he makes a perfect landing, though it
could have been that he was unconcious and they towed him until
he woke up.

But since that was almost 50 years ago, I wouldn't swear to either in
court.

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Jim Pennino

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[Walt]

On Mar 29, 10:54 am, Jim Stewart > wrote:
> Back in the early 60's I remember watching a television
> show that featured military jets, test pilots and fighter
> missions. It was in black and white and I think it ran
> once a week. I was in grade school at the time and never
> missed an episode.
>
> I can distinctly remember curled-toed X-2 landings, the
> audio-from-mic-in-oxygen-mask dialog and the Sabre dance.
>
> Anyone know what I'm thinking about?

Steve Canyon? It was one of my favorite comic strips in the '50's and
I was pretty excited when they made a tv show out of it. Pretty dumb
show, but I watched it religiously.

--Walt
Bozeman

[Kev]

On Mar 29, 1:15 pm, wrote:
> Are you thinking of the Steve Canyon show which ran in 1958?
>
> I think that is the one where a flight of 3 F-102's has a total
> engine failure in one of the A/C and the other two "tow" him
> home by putting their wingtips under the failed A/C's wingtips.

Ohmigod. Old memories. Is this the episode y'all are thinking of:

http://home.earthlink.net/~joesarno/tvcomics/steve.htm

It also turns out that you can order old Sky Kings and Steve Canyons
on tape:

http://www.forgottenfilms.biz/home.php?cat=341&sort=orderby&sort_direction=0&page=5

My little brother and I watched Jet Jackson all the time...

Kev

[Matt Barrow[_4_]]

"Walt" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> On Mar 29, 10:54 am, Jim Stewart > wrote:
>> Back in the early 60's I remember watching a television
>> show that featured military jets, test pilots and fighter
>> missions. It was in black and white and I think it ran
>> once a week. I was in grade school at the time and never
>> missed an episode.
>>
>> I can distinctly remember curled-toed X-2 landings, the
>> audio-from-mic-in-oxygen-mask dialog and the Sabre dance.
>>
>> Anyone know what I'm thinking about?
>
> Steve Canyon? It was one of my favorite comic strips in the '50's and
> I was pretty excited when they made a tv show out of it. Pretty dumb
> show, but I watched it religiously.
>
Hmmm...I was two when that show ran. The earliest I remember is Sky King in
his Beech, in re-runs and his C-310 in later shows. That and Whirlybirds.

[Matt Barrow[_4_]]

"Walt" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> On Mar 29, 10:54 am, Jim Stewart > wrote:
>> Back in the early 60's I remember watching a television
>> show that featured military jets, test pilots and fighter
>> missions. It was in black and white and I think it ran
>> once a week. I was in grade school at the time and never
>> missed an episode.
>>
>> I can distinctly remember curled-toed X-2 landings, the
>> audio-from-mic-in-oxygen-mask dialog and the Sabre dance.
>>
>> Anyone know what I'm thinking about?
>
> Steve Canyon? It was one of my favorite comic strips in the '50's and
> I was pretty excited when they made a tv show out of it. Pretty dumb
> show, but I watched it religiously.
>
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0051317/

[john smith[_2_]]

In article >,
"Matt Barrow" > wrote:

> Hmmm...I was two when that show ran. The earliest I remember is Sky King in
> his Beech, in re-runs and his C-310 in later shows. That and Whirlybirds.

That wasn't a twin-Beech.
Google Bamboo Bomber. It's a Cessna.

[Ken Finney]

"Kev" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> On Mar 29, 1:15 pm, wrote:
>> Are you thinking of the Steve Canyon show which ran in 1958?
>>
>> I think that is the one where a flight of 3 F-102's has a total
>> engine failure in one of the A/C and the other two "tow" him
>> home by putting their wingtips under the failed A/C's wingtips.
>
> Ohmigod. Old memories. Is this the episode y'all are thinking of:
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~joesarno/tvcomics/steve.htm
>
> It also turns out that you can order old Sky Kings and Steve Canyons
> on tape:
>
> http://www.forgottenfilms.biz/home.php?cat=341&sort=orderby&sort_direction=0&page=5
>
> My little brother and I watched Jet Jackson all the time...
>

Someone sells a complete collection of Sky King TV shows for about $275, a
little too rich for my blood. I'm an Old Time Radio (OTR) person, and only
about a half dozen of all the Sky King radio shows survive, the rest having
been destroyed in a fire. I've tried finding other OTR aviation shows, and
the only one that isn't dreadful is "Hap Harrigan - America's Ace of the
Airways!" Trivia: Kirby Grant (star of Sky King) was trying to revive Sky
King as a TV series at the time of his death. He died in a traffic accident
on his way to be a VIP guest of the Challenger launch, on the day it blew
up.

[Jack Brown]

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:50:25 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
> wrote:

>
>"Walt" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>> On Mar 29, 10:54 am, Jim Stewart > wrote:
>>> Back in the early 60's I remember watching a television
>>> show that featured military jets, test pilots and fighter
>>> missions. It was in black and white and I think it ran
>>> once a week. I was in grade school at the time and never
>>> missed an episode.
>>>
>>> I can distinctly remember curled-toed X-2 landings, the
>>> audio-from-mic-in-oxygen-mask dialog and the Sabre dance.
>>>
>>> Anyone know what I'm thinking about?
>>
>> Steve Canyon? It was one of my favorite comic strips in the '50's and
>> I was pretty excited when they made a tv show out of it. Pretty dumb
>> show, but I watched it religiously.
>>
>Hmmm...I was two when that show ran. The earliest I remember is Sky King in
>his Beech, in re-runs and his C-310 in later shows. That and Whirlybirds.
>
>


Here are a bunch of Sky King episones:
http://www.americanflyers.net/entertainment/skyking.asp

enjoy.
jb

[Matt Barrow[_4_]]

"john smith" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Matt Barrow" > wrote:
>
>> Hmmm...I was two when that show ran. The earliest I remember is Sky King
>> in
>> his Beech, in re-runs and his C-310 in later shows. That and Whirlybirds.
>
> That wasn't a twin-Beech.
> Google Bamboo Bomber. It's a Cessna.

Yes, you're right. My memory ain't what it used to be...which was much then,
either.

[Matt Barrow[_4_]]

"Jack Brown" > wrote in message
...
>
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:50:25 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Walt" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>>> On Mar 29, 10:54 am, Jim Stewart > wrote:
>>>> Back in the early 60's I remember watching a television
>>>> show that featured military jets, test pilots and fighter
>>>> missions. It was in black and white and I think it ran
>>>> once a week. I was in grade school at the time and never
>>>> missed an episode.
>>>>
>>>> I can distinctly remember curled-toed X-2 landings, the
>>>> audio-from-mic-in-oxygen-mask dialog and the Sabre dance.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know what I'm thinking about?
>>>
>>> Steve Canyon? It was one of my favorite comic strips in the '50's and
>>> I was pretty excited when they made a tv show out of it. Pretty dumb
>>> show, but I watched it religiously.
>>>
>>Hmmm...I was two when that show ran. The earliest I remember is Sky King
>>in
>>his Beech, in re-runs and his C-310 in later shows. That and Whirlybirds.
>>
>>
>
>
> Here are a bunch of Sky King episones:
> http://www.americanflyers.net/entertainment/skyking.asp
>
Actually I was more a fan of "Whirlybirds" {blush}

[Montblack]

("Matt Barrow" wrote)
>> Here are a bunch of Sky King episones:
>> http://www.americanflyers.net/entertainment/skyking.asp

> Actually I was more a fan of "Whirlybirds" {blush}


We'd walk around the house acting goofy, like puppets (with our lower lip
curled under) pretending to be the Thunderbirds.

http://www.algonet.se/~tourtel/interests/thunderbirds.html
Thunderbirds - I seem to remember them being on Sunday mornings.


Montblack