12 O'Clock High - Season 2 Episode 16 Falling Star
On the way back from a mission, a mentor of Joe Gallagher's, Colonel Gus ""Pappy"" Wexler is flying as an observer. Gallagher asks Fowler to let Wexler fly in the co-pilot seat. They are attacked by ME-109's and Joe is wounded, Pappy takes over calling Gallagher ""Bernie"". At HQ General Pritchard ask Harvey Stovall's opinion of Wexler. General Britt is away in Washington and if he is not back, Pritchard will be looking for a new Wing Commander. He is thinking of Wexler or Gallagher. Gallagher is on the sick list so Wexler becomes acting Group Commander, and Gallagher the acting Wing Commander. Wexler wants things run by the book. On the next mission, he takes 3 planes and turns too early & aborts. He calls his Bob Fowler, his co-pilot ""Bernie"", and when Sandy questions him, Wexler orders him to stand down and report to the Flight Surgeon when he is back. Later in the Star & Bottle, the pilots celebrate with Wexler and he makes a good show of it. He arm wrestles Captain Banazek and wins. H
Year: 1967
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Country: United States of America
Studio: ABC
Director:
Cast: Paul Burke, Frank Overton, Chris Robinson, Barney Phillips, Andrew Duggan, Robert Dornan
Crew: Quinn Martin (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 18, 1964
Last Air date: Jan 13, 1967
Season: 3 Season
Episode: 78 Episode
Runtime: 44 minutes
IMDb: 7.30/10 by 18.00 users
Popularity: 21.448
Language: English
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Rx for a Sick Bird
Then Came the Mighty Hunter
The Idolator
Big Brother
The Hotshot
Show Me a Hero, I'll Show You a Bum
Runway in the Dark
I Am the Enemy
Grant Me No Favor
Storm at Twilight
We're Not Coming Back
The Jones Boys
Between the Lines
Target 802
Falling Star
The Slaughter Pen
Underground
Which Way the Wind Blows
The Outsider
Back to the Drawing Board
Twenty-Fifth Mission
The Survivor
Angel Babe
Decoy
The Hollow Man
Cross-Hairs on Death
Day of Reckoning
Siren Voices
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