# Pensacola: Wings of Gold

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 Brazil, 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 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.

## 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
* 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)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Yesterday, Upon the Stair: Part 1" | James Whitmore Jr. | William Blinn | September 13, 1997 (1997-9-13) |
| 2 | 2 | "Yesterday, Upon the Stair: Part 2" | Ray Austin | William Blinn & Morgan Gendel | September 20, 1997 (1997-9-20) |
| 3 | 3 | "Freebird" | Anthony Hickox | Morgan Gendel | September 27, 1997 (1997-9-27) |
| 4 | 4 | "It's the Real Thing, Baby" | Jim Johnston | Nan Hagan | October 4, 1997 (1997-10-4) |
| 5 | 5 | "Fallout" | Terrence O'Hara | Jodie Lewis | October 11, 1997 (1997-10-11) |
| 6 | 6 | "Birds of Prey" | Jack Sholder | Eric Estrin | October 18, 1997 (1997-10-18) |
| 7 | 7 | "Road Warriors" | James A. Contner | Christopher Beaumont | October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25) |
| 8 | 8 | "Grey Ghost" | Peter Ellis | Susan Hamilton-Brin | November 1, 1997 (1997-11-1) |
| 9 | 9 | "Past Sins" | Charles Siebert | Jim Macak | November 8, 1997 (1997-11-8) |
| 10 | 10 | "Bogey Man" | Richard Compton | Morgan Gendel | November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15) |
| 11 | 11 | "Acceptable Casualties" | Peter Ellis | Patricia Rust & William Blinn | November 22, 1997 (1997-11-22) |
| 12 | 12 | "Company Town" | Ron Garcia | Joe Gannon | January 3, 1998 (1998-1-3) |
| 13 | 13 | "Trials and Tribulations" | James Brolin | Nan Hagan | January 10, 1998 (1998-1-10) |
| 14 | 14 | "Soldiers of Misfortune" | Peter Ellis | Babs Greyhosky | January 17, 1998 (1998-1-17) |
| 15 | 15 | "Power Play" | Sidney J. Furie | Jodie Lewis | January 24, 1998 (1998-1-24) |
| 16 | 16 | "Game, Set and Match" | Vincent McEveety | Jim Macak | January 31, 1998 (1998-1-31) |
| 17 | 17 | "Lost Shipment" | James Brolin | Gary Skeen Hall | April 18, 1998 (1998-4-18) |
| 18 | 18 | "We Are Not Alone" | Ron Garcia | Nan Hagan | April 25, 1998 (1998-4-25) |
| 19 | 19 | "Stranger, Lover, Friend" | Peter Ellis | William Blinn & Patricia Rust | May 2, 1998 (1998-5-2) |
| 20 | 20 | "Great Expectations" | Peter Ellis | Jeff Wachtel | May 9, 1998 (1998-5-9) |
| 21 | 21 | "Broken Wings" | Sidney J. Furie | Jim Macak | May 16, 1998 (1998-5-16) |
| 22 | 22 | "Not in My Backyard" | Sidney J. Furie | Morgan Gendel | May 23, 1998 (1998-5-23) |

### Season 2 (1998–1999)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 23 | 1 | "Nuggets" | Unknown | Unknown | September 7, 1998 (1998-9-7) |
| 24 | 2 | "Burn Out" | Unknown | Unknown | September 14, 1998 (1998-9-14) |
| 25 | 3 | "Solo Flight" | Unknown | Unknown | September 21, 1998 (1998-9-21) |
| 26 | 4 | "S.O.D." | Unknown | Unknown | September 28, 1998 (1998-9-28) |
| 27 | 5 | "Stand Down" | Unknown | Unknown | October 5, 1998 (1998-10-5) |
| 28 | 6 | "Raid on Osirak" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1998 (1998-10-12) |
| 29 | 7 | "Boom" | Unknown | Unknown | October 19, 1998 (1998-10-19) |
| 30 | 8 | "The Red Baron" | Unknown | Unknown | October 26, 1998 (1998-10-26) |
| 31 | 9 | "Vertigo" | Unknown | Unknown | November 2, 1998 (1998-11-2) |
| 32 | 10 | "Wild, Wild West" | Unknown | Unknown | November 9, 1998 (1998-11-9) |
| 33 | 11 | "Class Strike" | Unknown | Unknown | November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16) |
| 34 | 12 | "Blue Angel" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 1999 (1999-1-30) |
| 35 | 13 | "Lost" | Unknown | Unknown | February 7, 1999 (1999-2-7) |
| 36 | 14 | "Mishap" | Unknown | Unknown | February 14, 1999 (1999-2-14) |
| 37 | 15 | "Fox Two" | Unknown | Unknown | February 21, 1999 (1999-2-21) |
| 38 | 16 | "Blue on Blue" | Unknown | Unknown | February 28, 1999 (1999-2-28) |
| 39 | 17 | "Cuba Libre" | Unknown | Unknown | April 15, 1999 (1999-4-15) |
| 40 | 18 | "Sortie" | Unknown | Unknown | April 22, 1999 (1999-4-22) |
| 41 | 19 | "Touch and Go" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 1999 (1999-4-29) |
| 42 | 20 | "G.Q." | Unknown | Unknown | May 6, 1999 (1999-5-6) |
| 43 | 21 | "Night Traps" | Unknown | Unknown | May 13, 1999 (1999-5-13) |
| 44 | 22 | "Rules of Engagement" | Unknown | Unknown | May 20, 1999 (1999-5-20) |

### Season 3 (1999–2000)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 45 | 1 | "Tip of the Spear" | Unknown | Unknown | September 11, 1999 (1999-9-11) |
| 46 | 2 | "Gyspy Tumble" | Unknown | Unknown | September 18, 1999 (1999-9-18) |
| 47 | 3 | "A Wing and a Prayer" | Unknown | Unknown | September 25, 1999 (1999-9-25) |
| 48 | 4 | "Call to Glory" | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 1999 (1999-10-2) |
| 49 | 5 | "Officers and Gentlemen" | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 1999 (1999-10-9) |
| 50 | 6 | "Tattoo" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 1999 (1999-10-16) |
| 51 | 7 | "Burke's Breech" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23) |
| 52 | 8 | "Behind Enemy Lines" | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 1999 (1999-10-30) |
| 53 | 9 | "True Stories" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1999 (1999-11-6) |
| 54 | 10 | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13) |
| 55 | 11 | "On the Tee" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1999 (1999-11-20) |
| 56 | 12 | "Aces" | Unknown | Unknown | November 27, 1999 (1999-11-27) |
| 57 | 13 | "Article 32" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 2000 (2000-1-29) |
| 58 | 14 | "At Poverty Level" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 2000 (2000-2-5) |
| 59 | 15 | "Busted" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 2000 (2000-2-12) |
| 60 | 16 | "Crash Test" | Unknown | Unknown | February 19, 2000 (2000-2-19) |
| 61 | 17 | "Pensacola Shootout" | Unknown | Unknown | February 26, 2000 (2000-2-26) |
| 62 | 18 | "Answered Prayers" | Unknown | Unknown | April 22, 2000 (2000-4-22) |
| 63 | 19 | "Return to Glory" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 2000 (2000-4-29) |
| 64 | 20 | "Casualties of War" | Unknown | Unknown | May 6, 2000 (2000-5-6) |
| 65 | 21 | "Brothers" | Unknown | Unknown | May 13, 2000 (2000-5-13) |
| 66 | 22 | "SOCEX: Final Exams" | Unknown | Unknown | May 20, 2000 (2000-5-20) |

## DVD releases

FilmRise has released all 3 seasons on DVD.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
| The Complete First Season | 22 | October 10, 2016 |
| The Complete Second Season | 22 | February 10, 2017 |
| The Complete Third Season | 22 | February 10, 2017 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Result |
| 1999 | Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing | Nominated |

## 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. By December 1997, the first CD-ROM game was still in production.