# "FLIGHT TV SHOW" 1958 B-29 ALL WEATHER FLIGHT EPISODE "SHOW OF FORCE" STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND 86104

"Flight" was a short-lived TV series that debuted in 1958 and only lasted one year. Hosted by Gen. George C. Kenney, the program focused on dramatic tellings of stories from the chronicles of the U.S. Air Force. Production company California National also produced "The Silent Service" which profiled the Navy's submariners, and "Navy Log". This particular episode tells the story of Col. Robert Evans, who in 1947 was involved in a special Cold War mission to prove that the Air Force's new Strategic Air Command could fly to any target in Europe with minimal notice, no matter what the weather conditions. We're not 100% sure of the episode title but believe it is "Show of Force". It was directed by Jean Yarborough, and written by Leonard Heideman aka Laurence Heath. It stars Douglas Kennedy as Col. Robert Evans, Ron Hagerthy as Capt. Tom Hughes, Chris Dark as G.C.A. Operatore, and Addison Richards as Baxter. This episode begins with shots of Berlin during the Cold War and in particular the Berlin crisis (1:08-1:46). Berlin, Germany. Russians in Germany. Soviet troops. General Theodore Baxter talks with Col. Robert Evans of the 91st Bomb Wing (aka 91st Reconnaissance Group) in his office at the Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The two discuss the situation in Berlin and the mission -- to show the Russians that the Air Force can fly anywhere in the world, in any weather, when called upon to do it (1:47-4:27). An officer takes a picture of his wife in her bathing…

- Kind: Film
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/86104-flight)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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