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Operation Thunderbirds's primary photo

Primary photo for Operation Thunderbirds

Steve Canyon

Operation Thunderbirds (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 30 min |Adventure

Canyon takes charge of re-educating a "hot shot" team of devil-may-care fly boys to basic Air Force principles: he attempts to bring the flamboyant playboys back to proper perspective.

Director

Don Taylor

Writers

Milton Caniff (comic strip) |Sidney Carroll (story) |Norman Katkov (teleplay)

Producer

David Haft (producer)

Composer

Walter Schumann

Cinematographer

Arthur E. Arling (director of photography)

Editor

Edward Curtiss

Casting Director

Gene Reynolds

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Status

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Updated 1958 Sep 20

Release date

Sep 20, 1958 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Dean Fredericks primary photo Dean FredericksLt. Col. Steve Canyon Lt. Col. Steve Canyon See fewer The Phantom Planet (1961)
Larry Pennell primary photo Larry PennellLt. Hawk Cameron Lt. Hawk Cameron See fewer Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Ronnie Knox primary photo Ronnie KnoxLt. Skippy Edwards Lt. Skippy Edwards See fewer Playhouse 90 (1956)
Burt Metcalfe primary photo Burt MetcalfeLt. Buck Buckley Lt. Buck Buckley See fewer M*A*S*H (1972)
Ken Hardison primary photo Ken HardisonCapt. Jonesy Jones Capt. Jonesy Jones See fewer TV Reader's Digest (1955)
Michael Ferrall primary photo Michael FerrallGen. Prentiss Gen. Prentiss See fewer Steve Canyon (1958)
Joe Di Reda primary photo Joe Di Reda Lt. Johnson Lt. Johnson See fewer The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Barry McGuire primary photo Barry McGuire Lt. Angus Lt. Angus See fewer Target (1958)
Gail Land primary photo Gail Land Martha Martha See fewer Steve Canyon (1958)
Jo Ann Wade primary photo Jo Ann Wade Jane Jane See fewer Zero Hour! (1957)
Barbara Wilson primary photo Barbara Wilson Doris Doris See fewer Terror in the Midnight Sun (1959)
Gloria Robertson primary photo Gloria RobertsonBeautiful Girl Beautiful Girl See fewer Michael Shayne (1960)
Marian Collier primary photo Marian Collier Secretary Secretary See fewer Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Jackson Beck primary photo Jackson Beck Announcer Announcer See fewer Take the Money and Run (1969)
Paul Frees primary photo Paul FreesNarrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer The War of the Worlds (1953)

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