Pacific Squadron 214
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Pacific Squadron 214 |
| Original title | Baa Baa Black Sheep |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1976-1988 |
| length | 48 minutes |
| Episodes | 36 in 2 seasons |
| genre | drama |
| idea |
Gregory Boyington , Nicolas Corea |
| production |
Stephen J. Cannell , Donald P. Bellisario , Philip DeGuere |
| music |
Pete Carpenter , Mike Post |
| First broadcast | September 21, 1976 (USA) on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 12, 1989 on RTLplus |
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Pazifikgeschwader 214 (original title Baa Baa Black Sheep , later during the Syndication Black Sheep Squadron ) is an American television series directed by Stephen J. Cannell , which was filmed between 1976 and 1978. It consists of 36 episodes in two seasons, which were broadcast on NBC television. It was based on the book by Gregory Boyington , who was a successful fighter pilot during World War II .
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The "Marine Fighter Squadron 214" ( VMF-214 Black sheep ) of the United States Marine Corps consists of outsiders, nerves, thugs and other conspicuous young pilots who have exceptional flying skills on the Chance Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft . Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington - himself an outsider who doesn't believe in rules - is the commander of the aviation unit and has saved his pilots from court martial.
The "black sheep" were stationed on the island of Vella La Cava in the Pacific during World War II . In the second season, a group of nurses moves into the island.
The main points of the plot are individual air war missions against the Japanese enemy in the South Pacific. The sometimes unconventional execution of orders, the resourceful circumnavigation of typical military regulations, but also the boundary conditions of the mission determine the action of the individual episodes.
First season
- 1: A Pile of Black Sheep (Flying Misfits) (pilot, 120 minutes)
- 2: Battle for the Season (Best Three Out of Five)
- 3: Risky Escape (Small War)
- 4: the bad luck raven (High Jinx)
- 5: Friend or Foe (Prisoners of War)
- 6: Sabotage (Presumed Dead)
- 7: The Meatball Circus
- 8: Overrun (Up for Grabs)
- 9: Anyone for Suicide?
- 10: Invasion (New Georgia On My Mind)
- 11: Doomed to Success (The Cat's Whiskers)
- 12: Queen of Hearts (Love and War)
- 13: The Show Pilot (The War Biz Warrior)
- 14: Between Heaven and Hell - Part 1 (The Deadliest Enemy of All [1/2])
- 15: Between Heaven and Hell - Part 2 (The Deadliest Enemy of All [2/2])
- 16: Invincible (Devil in the Slot)
- 17: False Pride (Five the Hard Way)
- 18: Fanatical (The Last Mission Over Sengai)
- 19: Wrong decision (Trouble at Fort Apache)
- 20: The Poor Little Lambs
- 21: A swarm of bees (W * A * S * P * S)
- 22: Firestorm (Last One for Hutch)
- 23: Duel in the Clouds (The Fastest Gun)
Second season
- 24: fear of death (Divine Wind)
- 25: Out of Control (The 200 Pound Gorilla)
- 26: The Hawk Flies on Sunday
- 27: The Wolves Are Coming (Wolves in the Sheep Pen)
- 28: Between theory and practice (Operation Stand-Down)
- 29: Wild Business (Ten'll Get You Five)
- 30: The Test (Forbidden Fruit)
- 31: Fighting Angels
- 32: Honor undesirable (The Iceman)
- 33: Deadly Ambition (Hotshot)
- 34: La Cava Revue (The Show Must Go On ... Sometimes)
- 35: Sheep in the Limelight
- 36: The Saving Island (A Little Bit of England)
Anecdotes, trivia and anachronism
- Gregory "Pappy" Boyington , on whose book the series is based, has two guest appearances as General Kenley in episodes 2 Battle for the Season and 29 Wild Businesses .
- The musical opening credits We are poor little lambs / Who have lost our way / Baa! Baa! Baa! belongs to the repertoire of the Yale Whiffenpoofs , one of the oldest a cappella groups in the United States .
- Most of the airport shots were shot on the former site of Indian Dunes Airport in Valencia , California .
- Apart from four machines of the Commemorative Air Force , the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighter planes were shown in Japanese colors by North American T-6s in the television series .
- In the opening credits, a Chance Vought F4U with a white arrow on a wing plunges towards the enemy. It's the badge of the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill . The Black Sheeps are neither stationed on an aircraft carrier nor are they part of the US Navy .
- For legal reasons, the island of Vella Lavella was renamed “Vella La Cava”. The same thing happened with the replenishment and supply island Espiritu Santo , which became "Espiritos Marcos".
- The amphibious aircraft that appears in several episodes, is a Grumman biplane of the type Grumman JF "Duck".
Web links
- Pazifikgeschwader 214 in the Internet Movie Database (English)