Episode
Amazing Stories: The Mission
Overview
During World War II, men in an air force bomber are caught in a no win scenario when their belly gunner (an amateur artist) is trapped in his seat and the plane has no wheels for landing.
Details
- Series
- Amazing Stories
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1985-11-03
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
The Mission is Episode 5 in Season 1 of Amazing Stories. It aired on 1985-11-03. The runtime is 47 min.
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