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August 7, 1987. (1987-08-07) Airwolf is an American action military drama television series. It centers on a high-technology attack helicopter, code-named Airwolf, and its crew. They undertake various exotic missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme. It was created by Donald P. Bellisario and was produced over four seasons ...
The series premiered after Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984 with a two-hour pilot episode, and concluded on April 14, 1984, with 11 episodes aired. It began with Stringfellow Hawke hunting down Dr. Moffet and bringing Airwolf back into his protection, which Hawke would then use to go on flying missions of national importance for the F.I.R.M., the company that has the task of recovering ...
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By11"Shadow of the Hawke [8] "22"Shadow of the Hawke [8] "33"Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n"44"Bite of the Jackal"Airwolf: Created by Donald P. Bellisario. With Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Ernest Borgnine, Jean Bruce Scott. As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
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- 1984-01-22
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8. Jan-Michael Vincent’s stunt double died during production. On January 18, 1985, Vincent’s stunt double Reid Rondell, was killed when an Airwolf flying sequence went awry. The 22-year-old was burned to death when the helicopter he was riding in crashed in Pico Canyon, 25 miles north of Los Angeles.
- Airwolf debuted on TV January 22, 1984. This was an all-around stellar week in entertainment. In music, “Owner Of A Lonely Heart” by Yes topped Billboard’s Hot 100 List.
- Airwolf was not TV’s first helicopter series. The first TV show to feature and focus on helicopters was The Whirlybirds, which ran from 1957 to 1960.
- Airwolf was a helicopter ahead of its time. There were a few TV shows featuring helicopters in the years following The Whirlybirds. However, it was the success of the John Badham film Blue Thunder in the summer of 1983 that brought a resurgence of helicopters to TV.
- Airwolf’s specifications. According to the show, Airwolf is a Bell 222 Stealth Helicopter built by a scientist who worked for a super-secret branch of the CIA called The Firm.
List of Airwolf Episodes; Shadow of The Hawke (episode) Daddy's Gone A Hunt'n (episode) Bite of The Jackal (episode) One Way Express (episode) Sweet Britches (episode)
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