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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:THE_CHAMPIONS.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|<i> The Champions</i> poster.]] |
| − | <b>TV Series (1968-1969)</b | + | <b>TV Series (1968-1969)</b> |
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<b>Starring:</b><br> | <b>Starring:</b><br> | ||
| − | Stuart Damon (Craig Stirling) <br> | + | Stuart Damon (Craig Stirling)<br> |
Alexandra Bastedo (Sharron Macready)<br> | Alexandra Bastedo (Sharron Macready)<br> | ||
William Gaunt (Richard Barrett)<br> | William Gaunt (Richard Barrett)<br> | ||
| − | Anthony Nicholls (Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne) <br> | + | Anthony Nicholls (Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne)<br> |
| − | Claudia Dell (Fay Temple) <br> | + | Claudia Dell (Fay Temple)<br> |
Harry Strang (Joe Breeze)<br> | Harry Strang (Joe Breeze)<br> | ||
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Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett were agents for Nemesis, an international intelligence organization based in Geneva. Their first mission as a team was to investigate some potentially lethal experiments in Communist China, but when they were escaping, their plane was damaged. They crashed into a remote part of the Himalayas where they were rescued by members an unknown civilization. They came away from the encounter with superhuman powers - telepathy, superior strength, memory, etc - and returned to the outside world as "Champions of law, order and justice", to quote the series' opening. | Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett were agents for Nemesis, an international intelligence organization based in Geneva. Their first mission as a team was to investigate some potentially lethal experiments in Communist China, but when they were escaping, their plane was damaged. They crashed into a remote part of the Himalayas where they were rescued by members an unknown civilization. They came away from the encounter with superhuman powers - telepathy, superior strength, memory, etc - and returned to the outside world as "Champions of law, order and justice", to quote the series' opening. | ||
| − | =Season | + | =Season 1= |
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== [[:Category: Armstrong Whitworth A.W.660 Argosy|Armstrong Whitworth A.W.660 Argosy C Mk.1]] == | == [[:Category: Armstrong Whitworth A.W.660 Argosy|Armstrong Whitworth A.W.660 Argosy C Mk.1]] == | ||
Ep.1.11 <i>The Dark Island</i><br> | Ep.1.11 <i>The Dark Island</i><br> | ||
[[Image: Champseps110sj.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy C Mk.1 of the Royal Air Force.]] | [[Image: Champseps110sj.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy C Mk.1 of the Royal Air Force.]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Aérospatiale SA 313/315 Alouette II| Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II ]] == | + | == [[:Category: Aérospatiale SA 313/315 Alouette II|Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II ]] == |
| − | Ep.1.12 <i>The | + | Ep.1.12 <i>The Fanatics</i><br> |
Registration G-AVEE; Serial no. 1302.<br> | Registration G-AVEE; Serial no. 1302.<br> | ||
Used in other productions see [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]] | Used in other productions see [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]] | ||
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== [[:Category: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|Douglas A-4 Skyhawk]] & [[:Category: Grumman E-1 Tracer|Grumman E-1 Tracer]] == | == [[:Category: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk|Douglas A-4 Skyhawk]] & [[:Category: Grumman E-1 Tracer|Grumman E-1 Tracer]] == | ||
| − | Ep.1.14 <i>The | + | Ep.1.14 <i>The Search</i><br> |
[[Image:Champseps14190is.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas A-4 Skyhawk of the US Navy.]] | [[Image:Champseps14190is.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas A-4 Skyhawk of the US Navy.]] | ||
Please note between the two Skyhawk, in the background, a [[:Category: Grumman E-1 Tracer|Grumman E-1 Tracer]] with its upper black radome. | Please note between the two Skyhawk, in the background, a [[:Category: Grumman E-1 Tracer|Grumman E-1 Tracer]] with its upper black radome. | ||
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== [[:Category:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II]] & [[:Category: Vought F-8 Crusader|Vought F-8 Crusader]] == | == [[:Category:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II]] & [[:Category: Vought F-8 Crusader|Vought F-8 Crusader]] == | ||
| − | Ep.1.14 <i>The | + | Ep.1.14 <i>The Search</i><br> |
[[Image: Champseps14206nk.jpg |thumb|500px|none|McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II and Vought F-8 Crusader of the US Navy.]] | [[Image: Champseps14206nk.jpg |thumb|500px|none|McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II and Vought F-8 Crusader of the US Navy.]] | ||
==[[:Category:Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle|Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N]]== | ==[[:Category:Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle|Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N]]== | ||
| − | Ep.1.15 <i>The | + | Ep.1.15 <i>The Gilded Cage</i><br> |
| − | At | + | Registration OO-SRA, c/n 64 built in 1961. Same aircraft in other works at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].<br> |
| − | + | At [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aéroport International de Génève/Aéroport de Genève-Cointrin]] (GVA/LSGG). | |
| + | [[Image: I040481.jpg |thumb|500px|none|Reg. OO-SRA Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N of [[:Category: SABENA|SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne]].]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Boeing 707 | Boeing 707-321]] == | + | == [[:Category: Boeing 707|Boeing 707-321]] == |
Ep.1.16 <i>Shadow of the Panther</i><br> | Ep.1.16 <i>Shadow of the Panther</i><br> | ||
[[Image: Champseps1645rg.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-321 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan Am-Pan American World Airways]].]] | [[Image: Champseps1645rg.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Boeing 707-321 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan Am-Pan American World Airways]].]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Douglas DC-8 | Douglas DC-8-33]] == | + | == [[:Category: Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-33]] == |
| − | Ep.1.19 <i>The | + | Ep.1.19 <i>The Interrogation</i><br> |
[[Image: Champseps1964mm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC-8-33 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan Am-Pan American World Airways]].]] | [[Image: Champseps1964mm.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Douglas DC-8-33 of [[:Category: Pan American World Airways|Pan Am-Pan American World Airways]].]] | ||
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[[Image: Champseps2026wd6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|North American F-100D Super Sabre of the USAF.]] | [[Image: Champseps2026wd6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|North American F-100D Super Sabre of the USAF.]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: Avro Vulcan | Avro Vulcan B.2]] == | + | == [[:Category: Avro Vulcan|Avro Vulcan B.2]] == |
Ep.1.20 <i>The Silent Enemy</i><br> | Ep.1.20 <i>The Silent Enemy</i><br> | ||
[[Image: Champseps2028hf2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Avro Vulcan B.2 of the Royal Air Force.]] | [[Image: Champseps2028hf2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Avro Vulcan B.2 of the Royal Air Force.]] | ||
[[Image: Champseps2029zq3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Avro Vulcan B.2 of the Royal Air Force.]] | [[Image: Champseps2029zq3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Avro Vulcan B.2 of the Royal Air Force.]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category: British Aerospace BAe 125| De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon]] == | + | == [[:Category: British Aerospace BAe 125|De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon]] == |
Prototype of the HS.125 designated DH125 Jet Dragon throughout the development of the aircraft from 1962 to 1964.<br> | Prototype of the HS.125 designated DH125 Jet Dragon throughout the development of the aircraft from 1962 to 1964.<br> | ||
Ep.1.20 <i>The Silent Enemy</i><br> | Ep.1.20 <i>The Silent Enemy</i><br> | ||
| − | [[Image: Champseps2518yr6.jpg |thumb|500px|none | De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon.]] | + | [[Image: Champseps2518yr6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon.]] |
[[Image: AVION_THE_CHAMPIONS_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none|De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon.]] | [[Image: AVION_THE_CHAMPIONS_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none|De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon.]] | ||
| − | [[Image: AVION_THE_CHAMPIONS_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none|De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon.]] | + | [[Image: AVION_THE_CHAMPIONS_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none|De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon.]] |
| − | [[Image: AVION_THE_CHAMPIONS_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none|De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon.]] | + | [[Image: AVION_THE_CHAMPIONS_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none|De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon.]] |
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{{Footnote}} | {{Footnote}} | ||
Latest revision as of 01:05, 14 May 2021
TV Series (1968-1969)
Starring:
Stuart Damon (Craig Stirling)
Alexandra Bastedo (Sharron Macready)
William Gaunt (Richard Barrett)
Anthony Nicholls (Cmdr. W.L. Tremayne)
Claudia Dell (Fay Temple)
Harry Strang (Joe Breeze)
Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett were agents for Nemesis, an international intelligence organization based in Geneva. Their first mission as a team was to investigate some potentially lethal experiments in Communist China, but when they were escaping, their plane was damaged. They crashed into a remote part of the Himalayas where they were rescued by members an unknown civilization. They came away from the encounter with superhuman powers - telepathy, superior strength, memory, etc - and returned to the outside world as "Champions of law, order and justice", to quote the series' opening.
Season 1
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.660 Argosy C Mk.1
Ep.1.11 The Dark Island
Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II
Ep.1.12 The Fanatics
Registration G-AVEE; Serial no. 1302.
Used in other productions see IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft
Reg. G-AVEE Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II of Air Gregory Ltd.
Reg. G-AVEE Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II of Air Gregory Ltd.
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk & Grumman E-1 Tracer
Ep.1.14 The Search
Please note between the two Skyhawk, in the background, a Grumman E-1 Tracer with its upper black radome.
McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II & Vought F-8 Crusader
Ep.1.14 The Search
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N
Ep.1.15 The Gilded Cage
Registration OO-SRA, c/n 64 built in 1961. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
At Aéroport International de Génève/Aéroport de Genève-Cointrin (GVA/LSGG).
Reg. OO-SRA Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle VI-N of SABENA-Société Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne.
Boeing 707-321
Ep.1.16 Shadow of the Panther
Boeing 707-321 of Pan Am-Pan American World Airways.
Douglas DC-8-33
Ep.1.19 The Interrogation
Douglas DC-8-33 of Pan Am-Pan American World Airways.
Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C
Ep.1.20 The Silent Enemy
Also seen in The Baron an Man in a Suitcase - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Hawker-Siddeley HS.121 Trident 1C of BEA-British European Airways.
North American F-100C Super Sabre
Ep.1.20 The Silent Enemy
USAF registration 54-1970.
Also seen in The Protectors. See IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft
Avro Vulcan B.2
Ep.1.20 The Silent Enemy
De Havilland DH125 Jet Dragon
Prototype of the HS.125 designated DH125 Jet Dragon throughout the development of the aircraft from 1962 to 1964.
Ep.1.20 The Silent Enemy
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Categories:
- Aérospatiale SA 313/315 Alouette II
- Armstrong Whitworth A.W.660 Argosy
- Avro Vulcan
- Boeing 707
- British Aerospace BAe 125
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- Douglas DC-8
- Grumman E-1 Tracer
- Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident
- McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
- North American F-100 Super Sabre
- Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle
- Vought F-8 Crusader
- British European Airways
- Gregory Air Services
- Pan American World Airways
- SABENA