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Fortress Weisbaden
The RAF(& USAAF) is getting pounded by very concentrated flak over Weisbaden, the latest Squadron has been wiped out. General Britt visits Gallagher to tell him that RAF Air Vice Marshal Kingsford is out for Gallagher's head, the target must be destroyed or Britt will replace Gallagher. On the next mission the 918th looses 11 aircraft out of 21. It turns out that there is a radar directed Fire Control Station in the area. A team of 8 British commandoes, led by Major Mallory will parachute in and blow it up. After dropping the commandoes, Gallagher's B-17 is shot down, his co-pilot is killed, and only he and Komansky meet up with the commando unit. One of the commandoes, Pte. Cane is badly wounded by a German patrol and is left behind with an ""interrogation pill"" which is really an ""L(eathal) pill"". Mallory makes it clear to Gallagher that he and Komansky are unwelcome ""glamour flyboys"". Mallory, his remaining 6 commandoes, Gallagher & Komansky head to the home of Kurt von Heurtzel a Ge
Aired: Sep 30, 1966 Genre: Drama War & PoliticsCasts: Paul Burke Frank Overton Chris Robinson Barney Phillips Andrew Duggan Robert DornanProducers: Carey Wilber Joseph PevneyDuration: 44m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production:
Episodes
01: Gauntlet of Fire02: Massacre03: Face of a Shadow04: Fortress Weisbaden05: A Distant Cry06: Practice to Deceive07: The All-American08: The Pariah09: The Fighter Pilot10: To Seek and Destroy11: Burden of Guilt12: The Ace13: Six Feet Under14: The Duel at Mont Sainte Marie15: Graveyard16: A Long Time Dead17: The Hunters and the Killers