Pensacola: Wings of Gold

*Pensacola: Wings of Gold*
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Genre	Action/Adventure; Drama
Created by	William Blinn
Starring	James Brolin
Composers	John R. Graham; Jimmy Haun
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	66
Production
Executive producers	David H. Balkan; William Blinn; James Brolin; Stu Segall; Jeff Wachtel; Jacqueline Zambrano
Producers	Laurence Frank; Nan Hagan; Perry Husman; Jeff Wald
Cinematography	Anthony Anderson; Tom Jewett; Terry Pfrang
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	48 minutes
Production companies	Partner Stations Network; Dauphine Productions; Stu Segall Productions; Eyemark Entertainment
Release
Original network	Syndication
Original release	September 15, 1997 –; May 20, 2000

Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a syndicated American action/adventure drama series based at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. Episodes were aired in several countries outside the U.S. including Portugal, France, Sweden, South Africa, Finland, Estonia, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Australia and Sri Lanka. Although set in Florida, it was largely filmed in San Diego[1] particularly at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS Miramar). Cast members in season 2 were part of a squadron mimicking VMFAT-101, the F/A-18 instructor squadron based in Miramar. Outdoor scenes were filmed in San Diego and MCAS Miramar while indoor scenes were filmed at Stu Segall Studios in San Diego.

Cast

James Brolin as Lt. Col. Bill "Raider" Kelly, commanding officer of VMFAT-107, an F/A-18 Hornet training squadron

Season 1

Kristanna Loken as Janine Kelly, Lt. Col. Kelly's daughter
Kathryn Morris as Lieutenant Annalisa "Stinger" Lindstrom, UH-1 helicopter aviator
Rodney Rowland as Lieutenant Bobby "Chaser" Griffin, F/A-18 Hornet aviator
Rodney Van Johnson as Lieutenant Wendell "Cipher" McCray, Force Recon
Salvator Xuereb as Lieutenant A.J. "Buddha" Conaway, demolitions expert
Brynn Thayer as Colonel Rebecca Hodges, LtCol. Kelly's superior officer

Season 2

Bobby Hosea as Maj. MacArthur "Hammer" Lewis, Jr., executive officer (XO) of VMFAT-107; F/A-18 Hornet instructor pilot
Michael Trucco as Lt. Tucker "Spoon" Henry III, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator
Sandra Hess as Lt. Alexandra "Ice" Jensen, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator
Kenny Johnson as Lieutenant Butch "Burner" Barnes, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator
Barbara Niven as Kate Anderson, barkeep

Season 3

All main cast reprised their role from season 2[2]
Felicity Waterman as Captain Abigail "Mad Dog" Holley, a helicopter pilot on loan from the Royal Air Force and squadron's boxing coach
David Quane as Captain Edward "Capone" Terrelli, pilot of the AH-1W "Cobra" gunship, a former fighter pilot

Episodes

Season 1 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Yesterday, Upon the Stair: Part 1"	James Whitmore Jr.	William Blinn	September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)
2	2	"Yesterday, Upon the Stair: Part 2"	Ray Austin	William Blinn & Morgan Gendel	September 20, 1997 (1997-09-20)
3	3	"Freebird"	Anthony Hickox	Morgan Gendel	September 27, 1997 (1997-09-27)
4	4	"It's the Real Thing, Baby"	Jim Johnston	Nan Hagan	October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)
5	5	"Fallout"	Terrence O'Hara	Jodie Lewis	October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
6	6	"Birds of Prey"	Jack Sholder	Eric Estrin	October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
7	7	"Road Warriors"	James A. Contner	Christopher Beaumont	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
8	8	"Grey Ghost"	Peter Ellis	Susan Hamilton-Brin	November 1, 1997 (1997-11-01)
9	9	"Past Sins"	Charles Siebert	Jim Macak	November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
10	10	"Bogey Man"	Richard Compton	Morgan Gendel	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
11	11	"Acceptable Casualties"	Peter Ellis	Patricia Rust & William Blinn	November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22)
12	12	"Company Town"	Ron Garcia	Joe Gannon	January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03)
13	13	"Trials and Tribulations"	James Brolin	Nan Hagan	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)
14	14	"Soldiers of Misfortune"	Peter Ellis	Babs Greyhosky	January 17, 1998 (1998-01-17)
15	15	"Power Play"	Sidney J. Furie	Jodie Lewis	January 24, 1998 (1998-01-24)
16	16	"Game, Set and Match"	Vincent McEveety	Jim Macak	January 31, 1998 (1998-01-31)
17	17	"Lost Shipment"	James Brolin	Gary Skeen Hall	April 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)
18	18	"We Are Not Alone"	Ron Garcia	Nan Hagan	April 25, 1998 (1998-04-25)
19	19	"Stranger, Lover, Friend"	Peter Ellis	William Blinn & Patricia Rust	May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)
20	20	"Great Expectations"	Peter Ellis	Jeff Wachtel	May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)
21	21	"Broken Wings"	Sidney J. Furie	Jim Macak	May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)
22	22	"Not in My Backyard"	Sidney J. Furie	Morgan Gendel	May 23, 1998 (1998-05-23)

Season 2 (1998–1999)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	"Nuggets"	Unknown	Unknown	September 7, 1998 (1998-09-07)
24	2	"Burn Out"	Unknown	Unknown	September 14, 1998 (1998-09-14)
25	3	"Solo Flight"	Unknown	Unknown	September 21, 1998 (1998-09-21)
26	4	"S.O.D."	Unknown	Unknown	September 28, 1998 (1998-09-28)
27	5	"Stand Down"	Unknown	Unknown	October 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)
28	6	"Raid on Osirak"	Unknown	Unknown	October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12)
29	7	"Boom"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1998 (1998-10-19)
30	8	"The Red Baron"	Unknown	Unknown	October 26, 1998 (1998-10-26)
31	9	"Vertigo"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1998 (1998-11-02)
32	10	"Wild, Wild West"	Unknown	Unknown	November 9, 1998 (1998-11-09)
33	11	"Class Strike"	Unknown	Unknown	November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)
34	12	"Blue Angel"	Unknown	Unknown	January 30, 1999 (1999-01-30)
35	13	"Lost"	Unknown	Unknown	February 7, 1999 (1999-02-07)
36	14	"Mishap"	Unknown	Unknown	February 14, 1999 (1999-02-14)
37	15	"Fox Two"	Unknown	Unknown	February 21, 1999 (1999-02-21)
38	16	"Blue on Blue"	Unknown	Unknown	February 28, 1999 (1999-02-28)
39	17	"Cuba Libre"	Unknown	Unknown	April 15, 1999 (1999-04-15)
40	18	"Sortie"	Unknown	Unknown	April 22, 1999 (1999-04-22)
41	19	"Touch and Go"	Unknown	Unknown	April 29, 1999 (1999-04-29)
42	20	"G.Q."	Unknown	Unknown	May 6, 1999 (1999-05-06)
43	21	"Night Traps"	Unknown	Unknown	May 13, 1999 (1999-05-13)
44	22	"Rules of Engagement"	Unknown	Unknown	May 20, 1999 (1999-05-20)

Season 3 (1999–2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
45	1	"Tip of the Spear"	Unknown	Unknown	September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)
46	2	"Gyspy Tumble"	Unknown	Unknown	September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
47	3	"A Wing and a Prayer"	Unknown	Unknown	September 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)
48	4	"Call to Glory"	Unknown	Unknown	October 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
49	5	"Officers and Gentlemen"	Unknown	Unknown	October 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)
50	6	"Tattoo"	Unknown	Unknown	October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)
51	7	"Burke's Breech"	Unknown	Unknown	October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)
52	8	"Behind Enemy Lines"	Unknown	Unknown	October 30, 1999 (1999-10-30)
53	9	"True Stories"	Unknown	Unknown	November 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)
54	10	"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"	Unknown	Unknown	November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)
55	11	"On the Tee"	Unknown	Unknown	November 20, 1999 (1999-11-20)
56	12	"Aces"	Unknown	Unknown	November 27, 1999 (1999-11-27)
57	13	"Article 32"	Unknown	Unknown	January 29, 2000 (2000-01-29)
58	14	"At Poverty Level"	Unknown	Unknown	February 5, 2000 (2000-02-05)
59	15	"Busted"	Unknown	Unknown	February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)
60	16	"Crash Test"	Unknown	Unknown	February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)
61	17	"Pensacola Shootout"	Unknown	Unknown	February 26, 2000 (2000-02-26)
62	18	"Answered Prayers"	Unknown	Unknown	April 22, 2000 (2000-04-22)
63	19	"Return to Glory"	Unknown	Unknown	April 29, 2000 (2000-04-29)
64	20	"Casualties of War"	Unknown	Unknown	May 6, 2000 (2000-05-06)
65	21	"Brothers"	Unknown	Unknown	May 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)
66	22	"SOCEX: Final Exams"	Unknown	Unknown	May 20, 2000 (2000-05-20)

DVD releases

FilmRise has released all 3 seasons on DVD.[3][4]

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date
The Complete First Season	22	October 10, 2016
The Complete Second Season	22	February 10, 2017
The Complete Third Season	22	February 10, 2017

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Result
1999	Golden Reel Awards	Best Sound Editing	Nominated

Video games

In June/July 1997, Bethesda Softworks announced a partnership with CBS Enterprises to produce the first-ever true companion PC series of games for the series.[5][6][7] By December 1997, the first CD-ROM game was still in production.[8]

References

"San Diego Film Commission". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
"Pensacola: Wings of Gold". Retrieved October 22, 2022.
'The Complete 1st Season' is Now Available on DVD Archived 2017-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
'The Complete 2nd Season' and 'The Complete 3rd Season' DVDs
Khalili, Behnoosh (June 30, 1997). "Pensacola reaches new heights of convergence". Electronic Media. p. 22. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
Timothy, Burn (June 30, 1997). "Lean, Mean' Software Machine Thrives in a Ferocious Market". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
"Pensacola: Wings of Gold". July 1997. Archived from the original on August 27, 1999. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
Timothy, Burn (December 15, 1997). "Wings of Gold' Failed to Lift Game Firm Aloft". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

External links

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[1] "San Diego Film Commission". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

[2] "Pensacola: Wings of Gold". Retrieved October 22, 2022.

[3] 'The Complete 1st Season' is Now Available on DVD Archived 2017-01-09 at the Wayback Machine

[4] 'The Complete 2nd Season' and 'The Complete 3rd Season' DVDs

[5] Khalili, Behnoosh (June 30, 1997). "Pensacola reaches new heights of convergence". Electronic Media. p. 22. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

[6] Timothy, Burn (June 30, 1997). "Lean, Mean' Software Machine Thrives in a Ferocious Market". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

[7] "Pensacola: Wings of Gold". July 1997. Archived from the original on August 27, 1999. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

[8] Timothy, Burn (December 15, 1997). "Wings of Gold' Failed to Lift Game Firm Aloft". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2021.