Pensacola:_Wings_of_Gold

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Pensacola: Wings of Gold

American TV series or program

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 (where it was broadcast on Italia 1 in the 2000s), Hungary, Romania, Australia, the Asia 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.

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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)

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Season 2 (1998–1999)

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Season 3 (1999–2000)

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DVD releases

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

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Awards and nominations

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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

  1. [1]
    "San Diego Film Commission". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  2. [2]
    "Pensacola: Wings of Gold". Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  3. [3]
    'The Complete 1st Season' is Now Available on DVD Archived 2017-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    'The Complete 2nd Season' and 'The Complete 3rd Season' DVDs
  5. [5]
    Khalili, Behnoosh (June 30, 1997). "Pensacola reaches new heights of convergence". Electronic Media. p. 22. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  6. [6]
    Timothy, Burn (June 30, 1997). "Lean, Mean' Software Machine Thrives in a Ferocious Market". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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    "Pensacola: Wings of Gold". July 1997. Archived from the original on August 27, 1999. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. [8]
    Timothy, Burn (December 15, 1997). "Wings of Gold' Failed to Lift Game Firm Aloft". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.


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