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  1. Whirlybirds (sometimes called The Whirlybirds or Copter Patrol) is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through January 18, 1960. [citation needed] It was produced by Desilu Studios.

  2. 111 x 25 minute episodes. PT Moore (Craig Hill) and Chuck Martin (Kenneth Tobey) were ex-American Air Force pilots operating a Bell helicopter charter service – the Whirlybird Service of Longwood Field, California (call sign Seven-Five-Bravo) – with some crime-fighting on the side, of course.

  3. The Whirlybirds are hired to take a military scientist to a rocket site to test his invention. When they arrive they find themselves under military arrest. It seems that a doppelganger had already arrived claiming to be the scientist.

  4. Whirlybirds was the first TV series that centered around a helicopter. A Russian named, "Igor Sikorsky" flew the first helicopter in 1909 but it wasn't very practical in design. The first really functional helicopter flew in 1942 and the first one in a combat zone flew in May of 1944.

  5. Overview. Whirlybirds is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through January 18, 1960. It was produced by Desilu Studios .

  6. Whirlybirds aired from 1957 well into the 1960s, a was a syndicated show with a huge juvenile audience. 111 episodes were filmed between 1956 and 1959 but reruns continued to be popular for many years afterward; I saw it in the mid-1960s.

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  8. Visit the TV show page for 'Whirlybirds' on Moviefone. Discover the show's synopsis, cast details, and season information. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and episode reviews.

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