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2 unusual facts about Sky King


Cessna AT-17 Bobcat

Dubbed the "Bamboo Bomber" by the pilots who flew them, it was one of the aircraft featured in the popular television series "Sky King" of early to mid-50s.

Santa Fe 1010

This locomotive was also prominently featured in a 1958 episode of the TV series Sky King, entitled "Stop That Train".


Carol Thurston

Thurston had other guest roles in the 1950s on such series as Sky King, Soldiers of Fortune, The Rough Riders, 26 Men, Behind Closed Doors, Highway Patrol, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, and The Man and the Challenge.

Corriganville Movie Ranch

Built on land purchased by Corrigan in 1937, the ranch provided scenery as well as man-made structures and sets, and was the backdrop for movies and television programs such as Fort Apache, Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory, The Robe, The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Sky King, and Star Trek.

Jack Chertok

He is also credited as a producer for other series such as Sky King, Steve Donovan, Western Marshal, Cavalcade of America on the DuMont Television Network, and The Lawless Years.


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