Season 1
34 episodes · Sep 13, 1958
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- S1E1
Operation Towline
Sep 13, 195826mSteve is in command to experiment fueling 3 aircraft at a tmi
- S1E2
Operation Thunderbirds
Sep 20, 195826mCanyon takes charge of re-educating a "hot shot" team of devil-may-care fly boys to basic Air Force principles: he attempts to bring the flamboyant playboys back to proper perspective.
- S1E3
Operation Zero Launch
Sep 27, 195826mSteve is assigned to aid his friend Bradshaw, a test pilot, in a hazardous project to launch F-100 Super Sabres from the backs of trucks with rocket boosters. When Bradshaw's booster fails to detach in flight it places the him and the whole program in danger...but Col. Canyon has a plan.
- S1E4
Project Heartbeat
Oct 4, 195826mColonel Canyon and his friend Major "Pitch" Hammer prepare for an around-the-world flight in F-102 jet fighters which are wired to transmit their brain waves and heart reactions to ground stations en-route, but Major Hammer has a secret that jeopardizes the mission.
- S1E5
Operation Jettison
Oct 11, 195826mCol. Canyon attempts to bring home a giant, crippled C-130 "Hercules" transport plane across the pacific. Passengers rebel over having to throw out valuable possessions to reduce weight and Steve has to make a serious decision.
- S1E6
Operation Survival
Oct 25, 195826mSteve is thrown from a plane while observing a paramedic training jump. The drillmaster fractures his leg attempting to aid Canyon and they both end up in a remote wilderness, miles from civilization...and help.
- S1E7
Fear of Flying
Nov 1, 195826mCanyon is pressed into defending a court-martialed pilot who has been accused of reckless flying and negligence but who will not cooperate in his own defense.
- S1E8
Operation Moby Dick
Nov 8, 195826mCanyon is assigned as the Project Officer charged with the responsibility of trucking the first Atlas missile from San Diego to Cape Canaveral (across our nations highways) for launching.
- S1E9
Operation B-52
Nov 15, 195826mLeaving Morocco, Col. Canyon begins a grim race against time, weather, and death when in-flight refueling mysteriously fails during an attempt to establish a new round-the-world, non-stop speed record for the Strategic Air Command.
- S1E10
Operation Mushroom
Nov 29, 195826mSteve is assigned to pilot a plane that drops a test big one. This is a straightforward account of the preparation, dropping, and subsequent testing of an H-bomb and its aftereffects. There's plenty of excellent Air Force archival footage, custom footage (shot just for this episode) and narrative chatter, but also lots of good conventional acting, which gives this a strong documentary flavor. One of the best of the series.
- S1E11
Operation Crash Landing
Dec 6, 195826mWhile piloting a B-52 bomber from Brazil to California, one of Canyon's crew becomes ill. A Flight Surgeon at their destination radios them that the illness is likely to be spinal meningitis and tells Steve the sick man must be treated immediately. But Canyon has some trouble with the landing gear and hesitates to crash the jet and risk the lives of the entire crew.
- S1E12
Pilot Error
Dec 13, 195826mAt William's AFB, Arizona, Canyon investigates a jet crash in which the pilot was killed. The cause appears to be the pilot's fault. Urged by the pilot's father, Steve investigates further.
- S1E13
The Gift
Dec 20, 195826mWhile flying a group of refugee children from an Austrian displaced-persons camp (to spend the holidays with American servicemen's families In Germany), Steve meets a nine year old girl who has never celebrated Christmas. He has to figure out a way to explain the true meaning of Christmas to her.
- S1E14
Operation Diplomat
Dec 27, 195826mWhile Colonel Canyon is transporting an important American diplomat and his secretary from Istanbul to Pakistan, an enemy Mig jet fighter forces his unarmed C-47 to land in unfriendly territory. With an injured crewman and a plane that won't fly, how will they reach the border?
- S1E15
Operation Big Thunder
Jan 3, 195926mCanyon arrives at Big Thunder AFB and is immediately confronted with local citizens who refuse to accept the airmen and the base. The result: low morale...and violence.
- S1E16
Operation Nose Wheel
Jan 8, 195926mWith a civilian passenger on board, as Canyon attempts to land his jet fighter at Big Thunder AFB, he discovers that his nose wheel is damaged, and he must try to eject the frightened man before he risks a dangerous crash landing.
- S1E17
The Search
Jan 15, 195926mA wealthy defense contractor is reported missing by his wife. The woman and a friend who is a State Senator convince Steve to conduct an all out search for the man as they suspect foul play from a foreign power.
- S1E18
The Prisoner
Jan 22, 195922mCanyon flies off on a goodwill mission in the pacific and lands in New Guinea where he is shown a pair of Army dog tags which belonged to a flier listed as missing in action during WW II. Steve investigates, taking the native who found the tags along with him, and runs headlong into trouble with a group of Japanese soldiers who believe we are still at war with them.
- S1E19
Operation Souvenir
Jan 29, 195926mAs Lt. Col. Steve Canyon and his B-52 crew are about to return to the US after a mission to Taipei, a persistent peddler sells him a wooden monkey souvenir. Back at Big Thunder, Canyon finds that the innocent-appearing carving has placed himself and Captain Maggie Gallagher into danger.
- S1E20
The Fight
Feb 5, 195926mCanyon is caught between local morale and the Pentagon's wrath when a sadistic boxer puts Sgt. Berger in the hospital. The money is on Sgt. Featherstone (a former pro boxer) who wants to take on the bully, who is the light heavyweight contender and is training at Big Thunder for the upcoming title bout.
- S1E21
The Robbery
Feb 19, 195926mColonel Canyon and Major Williston are kidnapped by three men who take over their plane at gunpoint. The captors plan to rob the Penrose Air Force Base bank, use the plane for a getaway and bail out over Mexico, leaving the unfortunate fly-boys tied up aboard the plane to die when the plane runs out of fuel.
- S1E22
Blackmail
Feb 26, 195926mWhen a Big Thunder war bride is slain Steve and Police Chief Hagedorn discover a cruel blackmail plot against the wives who have relatives behind the Iron Curtain. Col. Canyon enlists the services of another war bride (Narda Onyx) to try and smoke out the killer.
- S1E23
Iron Curtain
Mar 5, 195926mArriving in Vienna, Austria for a visit with friends Steve gets a taste of Cold War intrigue. Canyon learns that his little friend Lisa and Mrs. Czerny have been kidnapped by the Reds. The kidnappers will release her if her father Karolyi, a Hungarian underground leader, is turned over to them.
- S1E24
The Bomb
Mar 12, 195926mOn a practice bombing mission, Canyon has difficulties and is forced to drop a small bomb on a disposal area. The bomb doesn't explode and is picked up by some boys who saw it drop, but don't know the danger they are in.
- S1E25
The Sergeant
Mar 26, 195926mSteve steps In when Airman Pete Randall's clashes with a sadistic Sergeant imperils his appointment to the Air Force Academy.
- S1E26
Operation Intercept
Mar 31, 195926mA B-47 bomber on a routine flight loses contact with it's base. When the Air Force realizes that the plane is out of control and heading for Russia, they Send Steve Canyon up to investigate and try to stop a potential international incident.
- S1E27
The Muller Story
Apr 7, 195926mThere is a question concerning a young lieutenant named Muller at Big Thunder Air Force Base who must choose between loyalty to his country and to his father, who is suspected of being an infamous Nazi war criminal.
- S1E28
Strike Force
Apr 14, 195926mIn this semi-documentary episode Col. Canyon heads up a USAF aerial task force on an around the world mission to attack "enemy forces" in the Caymen Islands.
- S1E29
The Trap
Apr 21, 195926mMajor Willie Williston is trapped inside his wrecked airplane. Steve Canyon and his men must free the major from the burning fuselage before the jet explodes.
- S1E30
The Korean Story
Apr 28, 195926mCapt. Dennis Parker flies his F-104 to Big Thunder Air Force Base, arriving in a state of shock and talking about the Korean War. Canyon and flight surgeon Major Richmond try to find out what caused Parker to go into shock.
- S1E31
Room 313
May 5, 195926mAn East Indian potentate visits the Big Thunder AFB with his wife and retinue. When Major Williston's friend (a visiting newspaperwoman assigned to the story) disappears, the Air Force Officers discover a plot to assassinate the visiting dignitary.
- S1E32
Project U.F.O.
May 19, 195926mSteve goes to Altora Kansas to investigate reports of a flying saucer sighting.
- S1E33
Sabotage
May 26, 195926mCanyon investigates when a security officer from the pentagon arrives at Big Thunder AFB to inform him that one of six Chinese jet fighter pilot trainees is a Red Chinese saboteur.
- S1E34
Operation Firebee
Jun 2, 195926m"Little Looey", a firebee guided missile used as a target for Air Force aerial gunnery competition, takes on almost human proportions at Yuma Air Force Base. The maintenance men who service the missile are told that "Little Looey" will be retired with honors if "he" survives 25 missions. Lt. Col. Canyon, engaging in gunnery competition with old Air Force cronies, becomes the key figure in a strange morale problem.