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Ceiling Unlimited

November 9, 1942 – April 9, 1944 · 16 broadcasts

CBS wartime series (1942-44) dramatizing and celebrating American aviation and the aircraft industry, created and originally hosted/narrated by Orson Welles (with Joseph Cotten); sponsored by Lockheed-Vega. 16 dated broadcasts held (Nov 1942 - Apr 1944), a partial run of the full ~100-broadcast series.

Collection status: 16 of 16 held (100% complete)
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Episode Spine

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1942

November 9, 1942 Flying Fortress Listen (MP3)
November 16, 1942 Air Transport Command Listen (MP3)
November 23, 1942 The Navigator Listen (MP3)
November 30, 1942 Wind, Sand and Stars Listen (MP3)
December 14, 1942 War Workers aka Secret Agent 23 Listen (MP3)
December 21, 1942 Gremlins Listen (MP3)
December 28, 1942 Pan-American Airlines Listen (MP3)

1943

January 4, 1943 Anti-Submarine Patrol Listen (MP3)
January 11, 1943 Finger in the Wind Listen (MP3)
January 18, 1943 Letter to Mother Listen (MP3)
January 25, 1943 Flyer Come Home (aka With Your Wings, Mrs James and the Pot of Tea) Listen (MP3)
February 1, 1943 The Future Listen (MP3)
May 10, 1943 The Rulers of the Earth (aka Dictators Meeting In Hell) Listen (MP3)
September 5, 1943 A Smart Soldier Like Me Listen (MP3)
December 19, 1943 Letter to an Unborn Son Listen (MP3)

1944

April 9, 1944 God's Corporals Listen (MP3)
The Story

CBS wartime series (1942-44) dramatizing and celebrating American aviation and the aircraft industry, created and originally hosted/narrated by Orson Welles (with Joseph Cotten); sponsored by Lockheed-Vega. 16 dated broadcasts held (Nov 1942 - Apr 1944), a partial run of the full ~100-broadcast series.

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