Produced by California National, FLIGHT was a much beloved aviation TV show that unfortunately only ran for one season 1958-1959 (38 episodes total). Featuring dramatic stories from the annals of the U.S. Air Force, the series starred Gen. George C. Kenney. California National also produced SILENT SERVICE, a wonderful drama about submarines. In this episode,TYPHOON CHASERS, the crew of a Guam-based B-29 weather aircraft survives Typhoon Marie and in the process, Capt. Art Crowley is able to provide vital information to fellow airmen. The show is based on real events from the Korean War. Typhoon Marie in September 1954 was one of Japan’s most devastating storms and killed 1,361 and left 400 missing after hitting the northernmost island of Hokkaido. After passing Okinawa typhoon Marie went into the strait of Hormuth between Kyushu and Hokkaido and

caused a naval disaster with the sinking of the ferry boat Toya Maru, which claimed over 1400 deaths.

The show was directed by Jean Yarbrough, written by Leonard Heideman, edited by Henry DeMond, and shot by Robert Stillman. It starred George C. Kenney as himself, John Archer, Gary Vinson, Morgan Jones, Don Haggerty, Ken Wales, Jim Bridges, Stuart Wade and John Bryant.

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