Sylvia Anderson
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
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- 1. Trapped in the Sky Sep 30, 1965
- The Hood places a bomb aboard an airliner to trap the Thunderbirds.
- 2. Pit of Peril Oct 7, 1965
- A revolutionary military vehicle sinks into the ground.
- 3. Perils of Penelope Oct 14, 1965
- Lady Penelope visits Paris to meet a top British scientist, but ends up in a game of espionage.
The Thunderbirds are a group of elite pilots who perform air shows and flyovers with the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Learn about their history, schedule, maneuvers and how to join them.
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Created 71 years ago in 1953, the USAF Thunderbirds are the third-oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Air Force Patrouille de France formed in 1931 and the United States Navy Blue Angels formed in 1946.
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Thunderbirds is a British action-adventure show about a family of secret agents who rescue people in danger with their futuristic machines. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, trivia, reviews, videos and more for this iconic series.
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Thunderbirds is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It was made between 1964 and 1966 using a form of electronic marionette puppetry (dubbed "Supermarionation") combined with scale model special effects sequences.
The Thunderbirds squadron is an Air Combat Command unit composed of eight pilots (including six demonstration pilots), four support officers, three civilians and more than 130 enlisted personnel performing in 25 career fields.
