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Call to Glory

Colonel Raynor Sarnac navigates balancing family life with leadership duties in a challenging aviation environment during the politically turbulent early 1960s, incorporating actual historical events into his narratives and exploring the lives of three dynamic young protagonists.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Call to Glory

1. Call to Glory

Aired: Aug 13, 1984

"Col. Raynor Sarnac as a pilot with the 'right stuff. He's flown missions in ...

Episode 2 The Move

2. The Move

Aired: Aug 20, 1984

The entire Sarnac family is thrown into turmoil when Raynor receives a lucrat...

Episode 3 Blackbird

3. Blackbird

Aired: Aug 27, 1984

Raynor faces one of his toughest missions as he tries to prevent a bitter ex-...

Episode 4 Paper Tiger

4. Paper Tiger

Aired: Sep 3, 1984

A dangerous top-secret mission takes Raynor over Red China to see if the Chin...

Episode 5 A Nation Divided

5. A Nation Divided

Aired: Sep 17, 1984

Wesley Sarnac confronts the ugly face of racial discrimination.

Episode 6 Go/No Go

6. Go/No Go

Aired: Sep 24, 1984

Col. Sarnac is sent on a classified mission to Vietnam by President Kennedy, ...

Episode 7 Call It Courage

7. Call It Courage

Aired: Oct 1, 1984

After losing a friend to the crash of an experimental fighter aircraft, Rayno...

Episode 8 A Wind from the East

8. A Wind from the East

Aired: Oct 8, 1984

Raynor is asked to take to take Colonel Sakamoto of the Japanese Air Self Def...

Episode 9 A Moment in the Sun

9. A Moment in the Sun

Aired: Oct 22, 1984

Aeronautic Engineer Josh Farrell and the "YF-13" are back (from Episode 7),a...

Episode 10 Cover Story

10. Cover Story

Aired: Oct 29, 1984

A journalist with an anti-military "chip" on her shoulder complicates the tes...

Episode 11 Realities

11. Realities

Aired: Nov 12, 1984

"Raynor and Vanessa are so involved in their friends' marital problems, they ...

Episode 12 The Wake

12. The Wake

Aired: Nov 19, 1984

"Tension mounts in the Sarnac household as Raynor prepares for a mission that...

Episode 13 Medals All of Brass

13. Medals All of Brass

Aired: Nov 26, 1984

"Raynor is forced to face the harsh truth that an old friend is really a spy ...

Episode 14 A Wind of Change

14. A Wind of Change

Aired: Dec 3, 1984

"A flight or over Vietnam turns into a journey of terror when Raynor is shot ...

Episode 15 Give Unto Caesar

15. Give Unto Caesar

Aired: Dec 17, 1984

"Stiff penalties await a pilot who disobeys orders and brings a Russian defec...

Episode 16 Moonchild

16. Moonchild

Aired: Jan 15, 1985

"The news that a child is on the way puts a wedge in the Sarnacs' marriage as...

Episode 17 Images

17. Images

Aired: Jan 22, 1985

Elly, Patrick's mother, returns to California, but is given the cold shoulder...

Episode 18 Fathers and Sons

18. Fathers and Sons

Aired: Jan 29, 1985

The SR-71 Blackbird arrives at Edwards AFB, and Raynor is the test pilot. His...

Episode 19 Just in Time

19. Just in Time

Aired: Feb 12, 1985

Raynor goes to Vietnam to "assess the situation", assured that he can adopt t...

Episode 20 JFK: Part 1

20. JFK: Part 1

Aired: Jun 30, 1985

"Raynor has to fly this top-secret mission and go to Washington DC." (Quoted ...

Episode 21 JFK: Part 2

21. JFK: Part 2

Aired: Feb 26, 1987

"Raynor meets with President Kennedy. The family goes with him." (Quoted from...

Info about Call to Glory

Current Status: Canceled

Network: ABC

Genres:Drama