The Loneliest Place in the World
Episode 1 · 1965-09-13
- Drama
- War & Politics
Episode overview
A straggling B-17 joins the formation and it turns out to be a captured plane flown by Germans. It strafes the lead plane flown by General Savage which is shot down. Later it is reported that Brigadier General Frank Savage the Group Commander has been killed and will be buried with full military honours by the Germans. Brigadier General Ed Britt from SHAEF HQ must decide who should take command of the 918. His candidates are the Deputy Group Commander Lieutenant Colonel Joe Gallagher, and the other two Squadron Commanders, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Bailey & Lieutenant Colonel Chick Heindorf. Gallagher is the temporary Group Commander. On the next mission Gallagher's crew shoots down a B-17 who does not acknowledge a signal thinking it is an infiltrator. It turns out to be a legitimate straggler with radio trouble and a wounded crew. When asked by General Britt, Gallagher says he would do the same thing again if the same situation occurred. Because he can make tough decisions, Gallagher
Season 2 episodes
1. The Loneliest Place in the World1965-09-13
2. Rx for a Sick Bird1965-09-20
3. Then Came the Mighty Hunter1965-09-27
4. The Idolator1965-10-04
5. Big Brother1965-10-11
6. The Hotshot1965-10-18
7. Show Me a Hero, I'll Show You a Bum1965-10-25
8. Runway in the Dark1965-11-01
9. I Am the Enemy1965-11-08
10. Grant Me No Favor1965-11-15
11. Storm at Twilight1965-11-22
12. We're Not Coming Back1965-11-29
13. The Jones Boys1965-12-06
14. Between the Lines1965-12-13
15. Target 8021965-12-27
16. Falling Star1966-01-03
17. The Slaughter Pen1966-01-10
18. Underground1966-01-17
19. Which Way the Wind Blows1966-01-24
20. The Outsider1966-01-31
21. Back to the Drawing Board1966-02-07
22. Twenty-Fifth Mission1966-02-14
23. The Survivor1966-02-21
24. Angel Babe1966-02-28
25. Decoy1966-03-07
26. The Hollow Man1966-03-14
27. Cross-Hairs on Death1966-03-21
28. Day of Reckoning1966-03-28
29. Siren Voices1966-04-04
