Pensacola: Wings of Gold - Season 3 Episode 1 Tip of the Spear
Jack Hightower is talking to Kelly when his car is blown up in Cairo. Kelly reevaluates and decides he wants to be in a combat unit. Another class of nuggets is graduating. Hammer, Major Lewis is applying for a staff position with the 18th M.E.U., with Kelly's encouragement. Kelly talks with Col. Doug Drayton and he asks to be ""the ace"" of the 18th M.E.U. Spoon and Ice, on the same carrier, the ""Connie"", get orders to return to Pensacola. On the way back they meet, Burner, who was based in Turkey. Kelly observes a helicopter pilot flying an attack helicopter, the Cobra. He asks Edward Turelli (cc), call sign Capone to join his unit. At a meeting, Kelly talks to many pilots. The team, the Aviation Combat Element (Ace?) of the 18th M.E.U. is called the Fighting Bandits. Spoon says Flying Bandits although the patch says Fighting Bandits. Hogs, Frogs, Hueys, (types of helicopters?/pilots) Cobras, and jet pilots (jet jockeys) comprise the unit. At the bucket Kate hugs Spoon, Ice
Year: 2000
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama
Country:
Studio: Syndication
Director: William Blinn
Cast: James Brolin, Michael Trucco, Sandra Hess, Bobby Hosea, Felicity Waterman, Barbara Niven
Crew: William Blinn (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 15, 1997
Last Air date: May 20, 2000
Season: 3 Season
Episode: 66 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.20/10 by 12.00 users
Popularity: 15.802
Language: English
Keyword : wings
Episode
Tip of the Spear
Gypsy Tumble
A Wing and a Prayer
Call to Glory
Officers and Gentlemen
Tattoo
Burke's Breach
Behind Enemy Lines
True Stories
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
On the Tee
Aces
Article 32
At Poverty Level
Busted
Crash Test
Pensacola Shootout
Answered Prayers
Return to Glory
Casualties of War
Brothers
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