Lt. Kemp (Larry Blyden) is a real nasty piece of work. This co-pilot is quite the manipulator and coward and he has a scheme to get his crew to mutiny against the pilot, General Savage, and land the plane in Sweden or Switzerland in order to sit out the war in a cushy internment camp! One of the crew members he blackmails for help and the pair of them do what they can to turn the crew against the General. Can his crazy (and highly illegal) maneuver work?
There was one major mistake in this episode. Part of Kemp's plan to discredit Savage is to plant some amphetamines on the plane and get others to believe the General is using them. But here's the problem....the United States Army Air Corps ROUTINELY gave out amphetamines to the pilots to help them on the long, grueling flights. So, if Savage was using...well, that would be pretty much acceptable behavior.
Apart from this glaring mistake which many viewers probably won't notice, the show is hard to believe but exciting and well worth seeing. Plus, I did enjoy the scene where 'Dr. Savage' dealt with a hysterical pilot...it was pretty nutty.
By the way, there is another mistake. Near the end when the plane is out of control, they used stock footage....and if you look, you can see folks bailing out of the plane...several crew members!!! Yet, in the show no one bailed out!! I was planning on giving this one an 8 (i liked it) but this and the amphetamines portion just were sloppy.
There was one major mistake in this episode. Part of Kemp's plan to discredit Savage is to plant some amphetamines on the plane and get others to believe the General is using them. But here's the problem....the United States Army Air Corps ROUTINELY gave out amphetamines to the pilots to help them on the long, grueling flights. So, if Savage was using...well, that would be pretty much acceptable behavior.
Apart from this glaring mistake which many viewers probably won't notice, the show is hard to believe but exciting and well worth seeing. Plus, I did enjoy the scene where 'Dr. Savage' dealt with a hysterical pilot...it was pretty nutty.
By the way, there is another mistake. Near the end when the plane is out of control, they used stock footage....and if you look, you can see folks bailing out of the plane...several crew members!!! Yet, in the show no one bailed out!! I was planning on giving this one an 8 (i liked it) but this and the amphetamines portion just were sloppy.
