Season 1, Episode 5 · Episode 5 of 79

One Way Express

First aired Saturday, February 18, 1984

Synopsis

A movie stunt-flying assignment turns out to be cover for a real gold heist run by a criminal mastermind.

Episode recap

Dominic Santini's day job finally takes center stage. Santini Air is a movie stunt-flying outfit, and when a production hires the team, it looks like the rarest thing in Hawke's life: honest work. Naturally, the shoot is a front — a criminal mastermind is using the film as cover for a gold heist, with the stunt pilots as unwitting set dressing. The premise lets the series celebrate its own craft: the stunt flying on screen is played by the real aerial talent that made Airwolf's action possible every week. Watching Hawke fly 'fake' stunts inside a real heist gives the hour a wink the show didn't often allow itself.

Transcript

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