“ FLIGHT “ TV SERIES EPISODE “THREE MEN“ WWII EIGHTH AIR FORCE B-17 RAID ON ANKLAM, GERMANY 56364

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This black & white TV show is an episode of “Flight“, a 1950s anthology series that was based on real incidents in aviation history. It is titled “Three Men“ and was first broadcast in 1959. The show presents a dramatic story about an air raid on the Focke-Wulf plant at Anklam, Germany by American B-17s from the Eighth Air Force. A parallel story is told about Lt. Kirk Muller, a German fighter pilot tasked with stopping the Allied raid. 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 drama about submarines. This episode was directed by Jean Yarborough and written by Leo