Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4
Episode 1 - Heroes & Daredevils
Directed by
Isaac Mizrahi & Mitch Wilson
Written by
Carl Byker & Isaac Mizrahi
Produced by
Isaac Mizrahi
Director of Photography
Mitch Wilson
Narrated by
Ken Howard
Editor
Stosh Jarecki
Music Composed by
David Vanacore
Victor Vanacore
Based upon the book
"Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation" by
T.A. Heppenheimer
Coordinating Producer
Jack Combs
Associate Producer
John Mora
Sound Supervisor
Paul N. J. Ottosson
Production Manager
Kathy Kasaba
Voices
Rene Auberjonois
Wally Burr
John Erwin
Nicholas Guest
Al Mancini
Vanessa Marshall
Michael McConnohie
Neil Ross
Stephanie Stephens
Jean-Paul Vignon
Dave Walsh
Dan Woren
Actors in Order of Appearance
Joshua Cabrera
Gratsiella De Lerm
Thomas Roche
Gaelle Billaut-Danno
Technical Consultant
T.A. Heppenheimer
Historical Advisor
Robert Wohl
Additional Aerial Photography
Jack Combs
Archival Research
Karen Wyatt
Scoring Mixer
Mark Evans
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Tushar
Production Associates
Robert McDonnell
Teresa Fitzgerald
Additional Editing by
Elizabeth Karl
Online Editor
Eric Notti
Opening Title Sequence
RudeHoney Design Group
Motion Control Effects
Rusty Colby
Voiceover Casting
Lori Openden
Legal Counsel
Susan Reardon
Jennifer Richmond
Rights and Clearances
Yvonne Johnson
Production Assistant
Laura Cinco
Interns
Vanashree Jhaveri
Dan Reid
Keren Markuze
Jay Gowen
Film Footage and Still Photographs Provided by
Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Photo & Film Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
Wright State University
Yale University Library
Trans World Airlines
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Giacinta Bradley Koontz
Energy Film Library
America By Air Stock Footage
EarthFlight Productions/Craig Peyton
e-Aerials
Air Transportation Provided by
Air France
Special Thanks
Tom Crouch
Bud Field
Bud Fuchs
Giacinta Bradley Koontz
Ronald Johnson
Peter Mason
Mark Taylor
Kay Rosenberg-Bourgine
Chateau Thoiry
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Holiday Inn Capitol, Washington, DC
Trans World Airlines
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Barstow Field Office
Western Museum of Flight, Hawthorne, CA
The Wright "B" Flyer, Inc.
Experimental Aircraft Assoc.
Los Angeles International Airport
Stan Cohen
Reeve Lindbergh
Estates of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Robert Wohl
Dodie Gann
Scott Berg
Sherwood Harris
Raines & Raines
The Wright Brothers. Licensed by The Wright Family Fund.
Represented by The Roger Richman Agency, Inc. Beverly Hills, CA.
Production Executive
Joyce Campbell
Executive in Charge of Production
Mary Mazur
Executive Producer
Carl Byker
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Episode 2 - The Visionaries
Directed by
Carl Byker & Mitch Wilson
Written by
Carl Byker & David Mrazek
Produced by
David Mrazek
Director of Photography
Mitch Wilson
Narrated by
Ken Howard
Editor
Stosh Jarecki
Music Composed by
David Vanacore
Victor Vanacore
Based upon the book
"Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation" by
T.A. Heppenheimer
Coordinating Producer
Jack Combs
Associate Producers
John Mora
Robert McDonnell
Sound Supervisor
Paul N. J. Ottosson
Production Manager
Kathy Kasaba
Voices
Rene Auberjonois
Keith DeBrunner
John Erwin
Steve Kramer
David L. Krebs
Stefan Marks
Vanessa Marshall
Danny McMaster
Marion Ross
Neil Ross
Lori Tritel
Dave Walsh
Dan Woren
Technical Consultant
T.A. Heppenheimer
Historical Advisor
Robert Wohl
Additional Aerial Photography
Jack Combs
Archival Research
Karen Wyatt
Scoring Mixer
Mark Evans
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Tushar
Production Associate
Teresa Fitzgerald
Additional Editing by
Elizabeth Karl
Online Editor
Terence Curren
Opening Title Sequence
RudeHoney Design Group
Motion Control Effects
Rusty Colby
Calligraphy/Artwork
Bonnie Nelson
Voiceover Casting
Lori Openden
Legal Counsel
Susan Reardon
Jennifer Richmond
Rights and Clearances
Yvonne Johnson
Production Assistant
Laura Cinco
Interns
Vanashree Jhaveri
Dan Reid
Keren Markuze
Jay Gowen
Film Footage and Still Photographs Provided by
Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Photo & Film Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
Pan Am Historical Foundation
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Yale University Library
University of Miami, Otto G. Richter Library
University of Notre Dame
United Airlines
American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum
Trans World Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Lockheed Martin Corporation
The Boeing Company
Sekani, Inc.
EarthFlight Productions/Craig Peyton
e-Aerials
Time-Life Syndication
The Kansas City Star
Betty Hager
Special Thanks
Jon & Judy Burrell
Tom Crouch
Shirley Davy
Steve Dawes
Peter Mason
Catalina Cruises
Hotel St. Lauren, Catalina Island, CA
Western Museum of Flight, Hawthorne, CA
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Barstow Field Office
LAX Film Office
Les Editions Gallimard
Reeve Lindbergh
Estates of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Carl Solberg
Dodie Gann
Mark Taylor
Danelle Moon
Kathleen Claire
Barbara Hanson
Ben Kristy
Hugh Burns
Karin Jones
Dan Kays
Pat McGinnis
Donald Douglas, Jr.
Don Hanson
Richards Sanders Allen
Production Executive
Joyce Campbell
Executive in Charge of Production
Mary Mazur
Executive Producer
Carl Byker
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Episode 3 - Into the Jet Age
Directed by
Carl Byker & Mitch Wilson
Written by
David Mrazek & Carl Byker
Produced by
David Mrazek
Director of Photography
Mitch Wilson
Narrated by
Ken Howard
Editor
Lenny Feinstein
Music Composed by
David Vanacore
Victor Vanacore
Based upon the book
"Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation" by
T.A. Heppenheimer
Coordinating Producer
Jack Combs
Associate Producers
Robert McDonnell
John Mora
Sound Supervisor
Paul N. J. Ottosson
Production Manager
Kathy Kasaba
Voices
Rene Auberjonois
Derek Jacobi
Danny McMaster
Alex Polinsky
Neil Ross
Jason Willinger
Actors in Order of Appearance
Richard Steinmetz
Alex Williams
Greg Allen Johnson
Technical Consultant
T.A. Heppenheimer
Historical Advisor
Robert Wohl
Additional Aerial Photography
Jack Combs
Archival Research
Karen Wyatt
Scoring Mixer
Mark Evans
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Tushar
Production Associate
Teresa Fitzgerald
Online Editor
Terence Curren
Opening Title Sequence
RudeHoney Design Group
Motion Control Effects
Rusty Colby
Voiceover Casting
Lori Openden
Legal Counsel
Susan Reardon
Jennifer Richmond
Rights and Clearances
Yvonne Johnson
Production Assistant
Laura Cinco
Interns
Vanashree Jhaveri
Dan Reid
Keren Markuze
Jay Gowen
Film Footage and Still Photographs Provided by
Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Photo & Film Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
Ian Whittle
Roy Fowkes
Nicholas Jones
William VanDerKloot
Ian Nicholson
Tom Nebbia
Lockheed Martin Corporation
The Boeing Company
Trans World Airlines
American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum
United Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Southwest Airlines
Air France
British Airways
Yale University Library
Delta Airlines
University of Texas at Dallas, The Eugene McDermott Library
NASA
Bison Archives
Corbis Images
ABCNEWS VideoSource
Archive Films
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Association
Amity Film & Video Productions Ltd.
Grinberg Worldwide Images
The WPA Film Library
Sekani, Inc.
e-Aerials
"Hell's Angels" Clip, Universal Studios Media Licensing
Special Thanks
Peter Beadle
Roy Fowkes
Ian Whittle
Nicholas Jones
Robert Ross
William VanDerKloot
Chris Godnier, Brownsover Hall, UK
Barry James, Midland Air Museum
CFS Air Atlantic, UK
Mark Foster - Planes of Fame Air Museum
Bill Turner - Repeat Aircraft
Steve Franklin - Catalina Flying Boats
Warren Deasy - Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round
David Walton - Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
Bruce Gordon - DeHavilland Museum
Tony Hamilton -Del Rey Sportfishing
Darryl Bartlette, BAA Heathrow Airport
Travel Town Transportation Museum
British Film Commission
London Film Commission
LAX Film Office
Claire Aguilar
Ian Nicholson
Mark Taylor
Karin Jones
Dan Kays
Pat McGinnis
Barbara Hanson
Ben Kristy
Kathleen Claire
Lisa Constance
Marie Keck
Hugh Burns
Danelle Moon
Thomas Teltser
Lisa Esry
Danny Goldman
Robert Serling
Production Executive
Joyce Campbell
Executive in Charge of Production
Mary Mazur
Executive Producer
Carl Byker
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Episode 4 - All Aboard
Directed by
Mitch Wilson & Isaac Mizrahi
Written by
Carl Byker & Isaac Mizrahi
Produced by
Isaac Mizrahi
Director of Photography
Mitch Wilson
Narrated by
Ken Howard
Editor
Victor Livingston
Music Composed by
David Vanacore
Victor Vanacore
Based upon the book
"Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation" by
T.A. Heppenheimer
Coordinating Producer
Jack Combs
Associate Producer
John Mora
Sound Supervisor
Paul N. J. Ottosson
Production Manager
Kathy Kasaba
Voices
Rene Auberjonois
Wally Burr
Nicholas Guest
Michael McConnohie
Barbara Murray
Neil Ross
Jean-Paul Vignon
Dave Walsh
Dan Woren
Actors in Order of Appearance
Greg Allen Johnson
Stephen M. Howard
Karis K. Christensen
Stanley B. Herman
Technical Consultant
T.A. Heppenheimer
Historical Advisor
Robert Wohl
Additional Aerial Photography
Jack Combs
Scoring Mixer
Mark Evans
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Tushar
Production Associates
Robert McDonnell
Teresa Fitzgerald
Additional Editing by
Elizabeth Karl
Online Editor
Terence Curren
Opening Title Sequence
RudeHoney Design Group
Motion Control Effects
Rusty Colby
Voiceover Casting
Lori Openden
Legal Counsel
Susan Reardon
Jennifer Richmond
Rights and Clearances
Yvonne Johnson
Production Assistant
Laura Cinco
Air Transportation Provided by
Air France
Film Footage and Still Photographs Provided by
Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Photo & Film Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
Gil Choppin
The Boeing Company
Airbus Industrie
Southwest Airlines
Pan American Airways
Yale University Library
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Fortune Magazine
The Denver Post
Frank Lorenzo
Sekani, Inc.
NBC News Archives
America by Air Stock Footage
e-Aerials
Special Thanks
Mark Taylor
Holiday Inn Capitol, Washington, DC
Ronald Johnson
The Mission Inn
LAX Film Office
Southwest Airlines
Mojave Airport
Ontario Airport
John Wayne Airport
Pearson Airport
NavCanada
Experimental Aircraft Assoc.
Federal Aviation Administration
Reeve Lindbergh
Estate of Charles Lindbergh
Matthew Lynn
Four Walls Eight Windows
Les Editions Gallimard
Robert Gandt
John Newhouse
Scott Berg
Hornblower Cruises & Events, Newport Beach, CA
Production Executive
Joyce Campbell
Executive in Charge of Production
Mary Mazur
Executive Producer
Carl Byker
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