Air Power (TV series)

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Air Power
GenreEducational
Narrated byWalter Cronkite
Theme music composerNorman Dello Joio
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Producers
  • Perry Wolff
  • James B. Faichney
Running time
  • Episode One 60 mins.
  • Other episodes 30 mins.
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseNovember 11, 1956 (1956-11-11) –
May 5, 1957 (1957-05-05)

Air Power is a

aviation as a military weapon. It was produced in cooperation with the United States Air Force.[2] The series also featured a musical score composed by Norman Dello Joio and conducted by Alfredo Antonini
.

Synopsis

Air Power told the story of the rise of aviation as a military weapon, covering military aviation history from the invention of the airplane through the supersonic aircraft and missiles of the mid-1950s, and also discussed rockets and the future of aviation. Air Power included the stories of some of the historical heroes of aviation and the leading aviation figures of the mid-20th century.[citation needed]

Cast

Walter Cronkite narrated all 26 episodes.[2] Eddie Rickenbacker co-narrated the November 18, 1956, episode on the early days of aviation. Michael Redgrave co-narrated the December 5, 1956, episode on the Battle of Britain. Art Carney co-narrated the December 12, 1956, episode on stunt flying and wing walking.[citation needed]

Production

The CBS Public Affairs Department produced Air Power in cooperation with the United States Air Force.[2] Norman Dello Joio composed the musical score for the series, and Alfredo Antonini conducted it.[citation needed]

Broadcast history

The series was originally broadcast during the

Eastern Time from November 11, 1956, to May 5, 1957. Reruns were broadcast from May 4 to October 19, 1958, also at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.[2][3]

Episodes

Source:

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Day North America Is Attacked"UnknownUnknownNovember 11, 1956 (1956-11-11)
The work of the United States Air Force Combat Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and of radar stations, fighter-interceptor aircraft, and strategic bombers of the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command is depicted as they respond to a simulated enemy attack on North America. Commander-in-chief of the Continental Air Defense Command General Earle E. Partridge, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Nathan Twining, and Twining′s colleagues on the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff simulate the activities they would engage in during an actual attack. The only one-hour episode of Air Power.
2"The Early Days"UnknownUnknownNovember 18, 1956 (1956-11-18)
Co-narrated by
Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and Anthony Fokker and wartime footage of World War I flying aces Manfred von Richthofen, Hermann Göring, Georges Guynemer, Charles Nungesser
, and Rickenbacker.
3"The Luftwaffe"UnknownUnknownNovember 25, 1956 (1956-11-25)
The rise of the German Luftwaffe, told with the use of German film captured during World War II.
4"Pearl Harbor"UnknownUnknownDecember 2, 1956 (1956-12-02)
The story of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, which brought the United States into World War II. The episode uses Japanese film captured during the war to depict Japanese preparations for the attack and the attack itself.
5"The Battle of Britain"UnknownUnknownDecember 9, 1956 (1956-12-09)
Co-narrated by
air superiority over the United Kingdom and prevented Operation Sea Lion, Nazi Germany
′s planned invasion of the United Kingdom, from taking place.
6"Counterblast"UnknownPerry WolffDecember 16, 1956 (1956-12-16)
How the British Royal Air Force mounted a counterattack against Nazi Germany during World War II even while the United Kingdom was under attack by German bombers. The episode includes depictions of British air raids on Hamburg.
7"Fools, Daredevils and Geniuses"UnknownUnknownDecember 23, 1956 (1956-12-23)
Co-narrated by Art Carney. A look at aviation during the 1920s, including stunt flying, wing walking, and barnstorming.
8"The 1930s"UnknownUnknownDecember 30, 1956 (1956-12-30)
Lieutenant General James Doolittle hosts the episode, which covers major events of the 1930s: the Great Depression in the United States, the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy, the development of the United States Army Air Corps and of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress strategic bomber, and how aviation made it impossible for the United States to continue its policy of isoationism.
9"Target Ploesti"UnknownUnknownJanuary 6, 1957 (1957-01-06)
The United States Army Air Forces bomb oil refineries around Ploești, Romania, as part of the oil campaign of World War II.
10"Schweinfurt"UnknownUnknownJanuary 13, 1957 (1957-01-13)
U.S. Army Air Forces bombers attack Schweinfurt, Germany, in an attempt to cripple the German ball bearing industry during World War II.
11"Conquest of the Air"UnknownUnknownJanuary 20, 1957 (1957-01-20)
The story of the U.S. Army Air Forces
air superiority
over Germany during World War II.
12"The Japanese Perimeter"UnknownUnknownJanuary 27, 1957 (1957-01-27)
At the outset of the
Netherlands East Indies between December 1941 and May 1942, but their offensive finally ends in defeat at the hands of United States Navy aircraft carrier forces in the Battle of Midway
in June 1942.
13"Interdiction and Blockade"UnknownUnknownFebruary 3, 1957 (1957-02-03)
Allied and Japanese forces fight in the New Guinea campaign and the Battle of the Bismarck Sea during World War II.
14"Operation Strangle"UnknownUnknownFebruary 10, 1957 (1957-02-10)
In the spring of 1944 during the
Gustav Line, fight the Battle of Monte Cassino, and liberate Rome
.
15"Pacific Patterns"UnknownUnknownFebruary 17, 1957 (1957-02-17)
In late 1943 and early 1944,
Pacific campaign of World War II, operating in support of U.S. forces during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign — the seizure of Tarawa and other atolls in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands — and launching a major air attack against the Japanese base at Truk
.
16"Advance the Bomber Line"UnknownUnknownFebruary 24, 1957 (1957-02-24)
To secure bases for U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress strategic bombers within range of the Japanese Home Islands, U.S. forces invade the Mariana Islands in the summer of 1944.
17"The Winning of France"UnknownUnknownMarch 3, 1957 (1957-03-03)
The story of air power's role in the destruction of the German
Battle of the Falaise Pocket
.
18"Superfort"UnknownUnknownMarch 10, 1957 (1957-03-10)
In World War II′s Battle of Iwo Jima in February–March 1945, United States Marine Corps forces seize Iwo Jima from the Japanese to secure a base from which U.S. Army Air Forces fighters can reach the Japanese Home Islands and on which damaged U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers can land if unable to reach their bases in the Mariana Islands.
19"Victory in Europe"UnknownUnknownMarch 17, 1957 (1957-03-17)
The last stages of World War II in
Western Allied forces meet at the Elbe
, and Germany is left in ruins.
20"Kamikaze"UnknownUnknownMarch 24, 1957 (1957-03-24)
Between October 1944 and August 1945, Japanese aircraft make kamikaze suicide attacks against Allied ships.
21"Defeat of Japan"UnknownUnknownMarch 31, 1957 (1957-03-31)
The story of the top-secret production of the U.S.
atomic bomb and its use against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to the surrender of Japan
that ended World War II.
22"The Cold Decade: Airlift"UnknownUnknownApril 7, 1957 (1957-04-07)
As the
Berlin Airlift
of 1948–1949.
23"The Cold Decade: To the Yalu"UnknownUnknownApril 14, 1957 (1957-04-14)
After the
People's Republic of China
.
24"The Cold Decade: Korean Stalemate"UnknownUnknownApril 21, 1957 (1957-04-21)
The
Korean Peninsula
. Ultimately, the opposing sides agree to a ceasefire in July 1953.
25"Starfighter"UnknownUnknownApril 28, 1957 (1957-04-28)
The story of the design and testing of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter supersonic interceptor.
26"The New Doctrine"UnknownUnknownMay 5, 1957 (1957-05-05)
The new concepts of future warfare, in which U.S. and
guided-missile
warfare.

References

  1. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8
    .
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4
    .
  3. ^ tvtango.com Tv Listings for May 4, 1958 Sunday Accessed 28 November 2020

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