As a retired international airline pilot, I'm amazed at how accurate they got the comms and nav info! They clearly hired an aviation consultant and actually listened!
Not a pilot, but I noticed them talking about groundspeed, Doppler tracks, etc., and I later read that Serling's brother was an aviation writer. Interesting to hear ATC say they had no radar!
As a teen, I saw this episode, new in the early 60's, with my father! When the pilot was able to return to 1939, I distinctly remember my father saying "Close enough"!
The pilot is John Anderson. He came very close to getting the role of Lucas McCain on the Rifleman. Of all the extras, he appeared on the show more than anyone.
@@RobertAllenHThey renamed it Terror at 30,000 Feet for the TZ movie with John Lithgow in the Shatner role. Since the plane was a jet in the film, no one believe a cruising altitude of 20,000 feet.
Classic episode here!! Thanks for uploading! My favorite episode that I recommend to people is "And When The Sky Was Opened", from season 1 episode 11. It's quite a chilling episode!
"Nick of Time", the OTHER Shatner episode, with the fortune-telling machine. Creepy, and it raises real questions about the nature of free will. Also, "Once Upon a Time", the Buster Keaton episode, "A Kind of Stopwatch", whose ending terrified me as a kid, similar to Burgess Meredith breaking his glasses (he could have found another pair, with the whole world available to find one), because there is no possible remedy. "Twenty-two" 😱.
Imagine if they did land a modern jet in 1939. What a technology edge it would give the allies in WW2. Not to mention how rich they would all become with knowledge of the future.
So many great episodes to choose from. “Third from the Sun” and “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”. Modern Science Fiction is CGI and killing aliens. The Twilight Zone & The Outer Limits were more cerebral and psychological
I wonder if this might have been the inspiration for the movie "The Final Countdown" where the modern aircraft carrier goes through a fog bank and ends up back early morning of December 7, 1941 just off Hawaii.
@@RobertAllenH When the Brits developed radar is when the allies finally got a foothold on the U-boats. They were able to bounce a signal off their conning towers or periscopes at night.
@RobertAllenH Hi! No problem. It just gives away my age. Many years ago, I noticed the same line in "Goodfellas." The airport heist was at "Idlewild". I immediately said to my husband, "pre 1963". He said, "Yeah. Mos def. "
@@jkhegarty857Well, Idlewild would make sense in this episode as the airport hadn't been renamed yet, think this was before JFK was killed. But in Goodfellas, it makes no sense as the Lufthansa heist that Henry Hill was involved in took place in 1978! I don't know why that slipped through.
@robbarbieri8676 Hi Rob 👋 ☺️!! Yes, you are right. The Lufthansa Heist did occur in 1978 (I was 20). My dad was an NYPD cop. I live in NYC & remember the 1010 WINS radio station reporting it along with local news channels. However, per the movie, the "Goodfellas" started stealing/heisting from the airports as early as when the airport was called Idlewild. Per the book, "Wiseguys" by Nick Pileggi, Henry Hill said they were heisting airports from the early 1960s. Their BIGGEST heist was Lufthansa, and that is why it made such news. Just saying.
I always thought this was the one TZ episode that deserved a follow up. They could have had Global 33 make another attempt, and this time they go 5-10 years into the future. They land, refuel, but then the crew and passengers must decide whether they want to go back into the past to their own time.
Oh I loved the episode. But as I got older and thought about it .. they were very low on fuel. Another attempt would mean wherever they go they stay (likely a crash). And if they had thought it out a bit, landing in 1939 would have given US scientists a wealth of items to go over. The would have reversed out the resistors and diodes very quickly, inductors and other items. And those alone would have give the US a major tech advance well before the war peaks. Figuring out how to produce the higher strength materials in blades and turbines would take time but the clue would speed that all up. Oh the advancements that could have been made.
@@RobertAllenH Yeah well my mind is twisted by numerous time stories over the years. Like the Final Countdown ... or The Twilight Zone's Last Flight. Oh so many time based stories all with interesting outcomes.
As a retired international airline pilot, I'm amazed at how accurate they got the comms and nav info! They clearly hired an aviation consultant and actually listened!
O'le Rod was a stickler for accuracy.
Thanks for sharing!
Not a pilot, but I noticed them talking about groundspeed, Doppler tracks, etc., and I later read that Serling's brother was an aviation writer. Interesting to hear ATC say they had no radar!
One of my favorite episodes, too. Love ❤️ it. Saw this aircraft yesterday in the 🌙 sky, searching , still trying to get back to 1961.
I do hope they make it back someday.
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Yes yes! One of the best Twilights ever! Such joy only to discover they are in the wrong decade.
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As a teen, I saw this episode, new in the early 60's, with my father! When the pilot
was able to return to 1939, I distinctly remember my father saying "Close enough"!
Yes my thought as well
The pilot is John Anderson. He came very close to getting the role of Lucas McCain on the Rifleman. Of all the extras, he appeared on the show more than anyone.
Very informative. Thanks for sharing!
@@RobertAllenH Sure thing!
I'd forgotten all about this episode. Good one.
@@Daniel-nr6iw Thanks for sharing!
This is the #3 episode behind To Serve Man and Terror at 20000 feet.
Fascinating. But I believe it was 30,000 feet. Thanks for sharing!
@@RobertAllenH It's Nightmare at 20000 feet
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It was a prop plane not a jet, I think DC4.
@joshuarosen465 Thanks for sharing this.
@@RobertAllenHThey renamed it Terror at 30,000 Feet for the TZ movie with John Lithgow in the Shatner role. Since the plane was a jet in the film, no one believe a cruising altitude of 20,000 feet.
The golden age of Syfy. There's been nothing better since.
@@jeffjames4064 Thanks for sharing!
I've never seen so many crew members in a cockpit.
I thought the same.
Pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, navigator, and another 3-striper (relief pilot for very long flight).
My thoughts exactly.
"1939? Surely you can't be serious."
I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."
Roger. Roger! Lol
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Classic episode here!! Thanks for uploading! My favorite episode that I recommend to people is "And When The Sky Was Opened", from season 1 episode 11. It's quite a chilling episode!
@@iceandmice8248 Thank you for your awesome comment!
They were mostly all wonderful. At this point in life though(old), I'd have to say "They're tearing down Tim Riley's Bar).
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My name is Talking Tina, and this was a great episode
Lol! Thanks for sharing talking Tina.
"Nick of Time", the OTHER Shatner episode, with the fortune-telling machine. Creepy, and it raises real questions about the nature of free will. Also, "Once Upon a Time", the Buster Keaton episode, "A Kind of Stopwatch", whose ending terrified me as a kid, similar to Burgess Meredith breaking his glasses (he could have found another pair, with the whole world available to find one), because there is no possible remedy. "Twenty-two" 😱.
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To serve man is one of the best
A great episode! Thanks for sharing!
This was in my opinion the greatest leave you hanging episode in the series.
Agreed! So needed a revisit. Thanks for sharing!
Imagine if they did land a modern jet in 1939. What a technology edge it would give the allies in WW2. Not to mention how rich they would all become with knowledge of the future.
Thanks for sharing!
So many great episodes to choose from. “Third from the Sun” and “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”. Modern Science Fiction is CGI and killing aliens. The Twilight Zone & The Outer Limits were more cerebral and psychological
Thanks for sharing!
Passage for trumpet is my favorite Twilight Zone episode.
Jack Klugman as Joey Crown, pure classic🎺
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
And John Anderson as Gabe - same actor who played Captain Farver.
I wonder if this might have been the inspiration for the movie "The Final Countdown" where the modern aircraft carrier goes through a fog bank and ends up back early morning of December 7, 1941 just off Hawaii.
Thanks for sharing!
Ironically, both radar and jets were invented in 1939, the year they nearly made it home. .
Good call.
Radar wasn’t invented until WW2.
@blipco5 Thanks for sharing!
@@RobertAllenH When the Brits developed radar is when the allies finally got a foothold on the U-boats. They were able to bounce a signal off their conning towers or periscopes at night.
@blipco5 They did indeed. Thanks for sharing!
Idlewild? Wow, this is definitely before 1963. Idlewild was renamed JFK International Airport after the death of JFK.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing!
@RobertAllenH Hi! No problem. It just gives away my age. Many years ago, I noticed the same line in "Goodfellas." The airport heist was at "Idlewild". I immediately said to my husband, "pre 1963". He said, "Yeah. Mos def. "
@@jkhegarty857 That's so awesome! Thank you
@@jkhegarty857Well, Idlewild would make sense in this episode as the airport hadn't been renamed yet, think this was before JFK was killed. But in Goodfellas, it makes no sense as the Lufthansa heist that Henry Hill was involved in took place in 1978! I don't know why that slipped through.
@robbarbieri8676 Hi Rob 👋 ☺️!! Yes, you are right. The Lufthansa Heist did occur in 1978 (I was 20). My dad was an NYPD cop. I live in NYC & remember the 1010 WINS radio station reporting it along with local news channels. However, per the movie, the "Goodfellas" started stealing/heisting from the airports as early as when the airport was called Idlewild. Per the book, "Wiseguys" by Nick Pileggi, Henry Hill said they were heisting airports from the early 1960s. Their BIGGEST heist was Lufthansa, and that is why it made such news. Just saying.
I always thought this was the one TZ episode that deserved a follow up. They could have had Global 33 make another attempt, and this time they go 5-10 years into the future. They land, refuel, but then the crew and passengers must decide whether they want to go back into the past to their own time.
I too have always wished for a follow up episode for this wonderful story.
Thanks for sharing!
Look, it's JD Vance.
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The Obsolete Man from season 2.
@@jamesmiddleton80 I love Burgess Meredith in that one.
He's one of my all time favorite actors.
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Eye of the beholder.
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Donna Douglas.
@@simpleman5688
Don't make actresses that beautiful anymore.
Oh I loved the episode. But as I got older and thought about it .. they were very low on fuel. Another attempt would mean wherever they go they stay (likely a crash). And if they had thought it out a bit, landing in 1939 would have given US scientists a wealth of items to go over. The would have reversed out the resistors and diodes very quickly, inductors and other items. And those alone would have give the US a major tech advance well before the war peaks. Figuring out how to produce the higher strength materials in blades and turbines would take time but the clue would speed that all up. Oh the advancements that could have been made.
Awesome! Would be a great premise for a revisit. Thanks for sharing!
@@RobertAllenH Yeah well my mind is twisted by numerous time stories over the years. Like the Final Countdown ... or The Twilight Zone's Last Flight. Oh so many time based stories all with interesting outcomes.
@walterengler5709 Thanks for sharing!
Robert Stack
@@christopherbyrd5818 John Anderson as the pilot.
He was in at least one other episode. I'm thinking of The Old Man in the Cave.
A game of pool...
Jack Klugman and Johnathan Winters at they're absolute best. Love that episode! Thanks for sharing!