12 O'Clock High · SEASON 3

The Hunters and the Killers

Episode 17 · 1967-01-13

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Episode overview

Commodore Leon Crompton is the leader of USN Task Force 10. His job is to find and sink Wolf Pack Laika , 8 German u-boats operating off the Azores. The 918th is assigned under Gallagher as the Hunter portion of the team and Compton's ships will be the killers. Gallagher assigns 9 B-17's , Cromptons force is 4 DD's, 1 CVE Flights of three searching, Gallagher's get attacked. Two bombers are shot down. On the next mission Gallagher carries bombs, carrier sunk bombers sink subs. He gets shot down, picked up by Destroyer. Gallagher is wounded and goes home on Crompton's new flag ship.

Season 3 episodes

1. Gauntlet of Fire1966-09-09 2. Massacre1966-09-16 3. Face of a Shadow1966-09-23 4. Fortress Weisbaden1966-09-30 5. A Distant Cry1966-10-07 6. Practice to Deceive1966-10-14 7. The All-American1966-10-28 8. The Pariah1966-11-04 9. The Fighter Pilot1966-11-11 10. To Seek and Destroy1966-11-18 11. Burden of Guilt1966-12-02 12. The Ace1966-12-09 13. Six Feet Under1966-12-16 14. The Duel at Mont Sainte Marie1966-12-23 15. Graveyard1966-12-30 16. A Long Time Dead1967-01-06 17. The Hunters and the Killers1967-01-13