This page is about the 1984-1986 TV Series. For the 1984 TV Movies, see Airwolf.

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TV Series (1984-1986)

Starring:
Jan-Michael Vincent (Stringfellow Hawke)
Alex Cord (Michael Coldsmith Briggs)
Ernest Borgnine (Dominic Santini)
Jean Bruce Scott (Caitlin O'Shannessy)

A pilot flies a high-tech helicopter in various missions for a secretive government agency.

Season One

Bell 222 (Modified)

The high tech helicopter of the title flown by Hawke.
Registration N3176S; Serial number 47085.

Bell 206B JetRanger III

The Santini air chopper.
Registration N2044C; Construction Number 3363.
Same helicopter in other productions at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Bell 206 JetRanger

Ep.1.05 One Way Express
Another JetRanger is seen when Hawke (as an unwitting accomplice) is used as a pilot in a heist.
Registration N2766Y; Serial Number 2761.

Skyfox Corporation Skyfox

Ep.1.02 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
This is a top secret military prototype that the firm fear is going to be sold to the Russians.
Registration N221SF. In reality, this aircraft was a protoype of an upgraded Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star that was offered for production but never progressed beyond that stage.

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

Ep.1.02 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
Seen in the background at a US airbase.

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
And another one at the Aircraft Boneyard at Mohave Air and Space Port.

T-33s in front of (at left) two C-133 -see below this page- and (at right) a DC-8 and a Boeing 707/C-135.

Northrop T-38 Talon

Ep.1.02 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n

Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Ep.1.02 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
Seen at Van Nuys Airport.

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II & Northrop T-38 Talon & Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

Ep.1.02 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
Aerial shot of an American base. Visible are several McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs, a few Northrop T-38 Talons, and an unknown Boeing 707 variant, most likely a KC-135 Stratotanker.

Hughes 369D

Ep.1.03 Bite of the Jackal
The typical bad guys helicopter. These appear in many episodes of the series, often the same birds reused.
The first appearance of a 369D is in 1.03 used by forces sent to capture Airwolf.

Ep.1.04 Proof Through the Night
A Hughes 369 is also used by enemy forces. This time Russians.

Ep.1.05 One Way Express
Another 369D is used (not by the bad guys for once!) by a stunt pilot filming a movie who proceeds to crash.
Registration N58428; Serial 1290624D IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
This chopper is also seen in Ep.1.08 Mad Over Miami
For shots of the crash see IMPDb: Aircraft Crashes

Ep.1.09 And They Are Us
A number of 369s are used by mercenaries lead by an old Vietnam war buddy of Hawke's, Marty Vidor. Here is a group shot.

Sikorsky S-55B

Ep.1.03 Bite of the Jackal
An antique helicopter Dom has to deliver to a customer. A charge is mounted in the engine, causing it to crash land.
Reg N91AS; C/N 55646

Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion

Ep.1.03 Bite of the Jackal
Seen in the background at Van Nuys Airport when Dom takes off in the Sikorsky above
Registration N761CU; C/N 210-62157

Bellanca 7ECA Citabria

Ep.1.03 Bite of the Jackal
Seen in the background inside the Santini Air Hangar. Registration N4212Y; Construction Number 119877.

Ep.2.04 The Truth About Holly
Seen again in this episode.

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger

Ep.1.04 Proof Through the Night
Archangel's Chopper also seen in Airwolf. Sometimes a standard length JetRanger is shown instead.
Seen prominently in 1.04.

Ep.1.03 Bite of the Jackal
Also seen in this episode.

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
Another LongRanger is seen, or is it just the Archangel chopper sporting another elaborate paint job? It is used by D.G Bogarde, a government official desperate to take Airwolf back from Hawke.

North American F-100 Super Sabre

Ep.1.04 Proof Through the Night
As Russian enemy aircraft described as MiG 23s.

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23S

Ep.1.02 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
Also seen in this episode. The stock footage used is mostly the same between the two episodes. Note the error in the screen describing the aircraft as a MiG 23S 'Flogger-B'... the 23S was referred to as 'Flogger-A'.

North American F-86D Sabre

Ep.1.04 Proof Through the Night
Meant to be a MiG 23 but I think it is a different type of plane from above.

North American F-86A Sabre & Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

The second of the two "MiG" escort fighter jets that pursue Airwolf. It is obviously a different plane from the one above.
(in fact, a F-84 is tailed by a F-86).

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

Ep.1.04 Proof Through the Night
This refueling rig appears twice in the episode as Airwolf refuels to get to Russia. The pilot and co-pilot speculate as to what the aircraft they are refueling is. At the end and to resolve a bet they ask another member of crew to check. When he tells them it is a helicopter they question his sanity.

Boeing-Stearman A75N1 (PT17)

Ep.1.06 Echos from the Past
Our first Stearman seen flown by Peter MacGregor-Moore, a mercenary Hawke knows, who claims to have information on his long missing brother, Saint John.

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
Another is seen in this episode. It is used by Toni Donatelli, a pilot who wants to get a job at Santini Air and is trying to impress Dom.
Registration N68405; Serial 75-7759.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Ep.1.02 Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n
Seen in the background at a military base.

With a T-33 in the foreground.

With a F-86 in the foreground.

Ep.1.06 Echos from the Past
A group of mercenaries kidnap Hawke and take Airwolf. The Hercules is used to transport them to Libya.

A Lockheed JC-130.

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Ep.1.06 Echos from the Past
This is supposed to be a Libyan Airforce "MiGs" which is escorting the Hercules transporting Airwolf. When Airwolf escapes from the Hercules' cargohold they pursue and Airwolf blows it out of the sky.

Ep.1.08 Mad Over Miami

Ep.2.07 Fallen Angel
Also in this episode of Series Two to portray East German 'MiG 25s'.

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

Ep.1.07 Fight Like a Dove
These American fighter aircraft are owned by arms dealer Hans Daubert and he sends them to chase after Airwolf.

Vought F4U Corsair

Ep.1.09 And They Are Us
These rather old aircraft are used by the North Limbawe Air Force. They engage in a dogfight with the Hughes 369s seen in this episode. A similar aircraft (probably the same) attacks the twin-prop featured in Ep.2.05 The Hunted. Both appear to be F4U-4s

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
Stock footage of B-52s (variant up to the F model) are shown in this episode where String and Dom are working with the army to create a training video. The B-52s are bombing a patch of desert for this video.

Martin B-26 Marauder

Bombs away!

Douglas C-133A Cargomaster

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
String needs to hide Airwolf from US military satellites used by D.G. Bogarde to hunt for it. His hiding place is an Aircraft Bone Yard (played by the bone yard at Mojave Air and Space Port). In this bone yard we can see a couple of scrapped C-133s. Registration N136AR guess on Douglas C-133A c/n 540136.

Reg. N136AB Douglas C-133A Cargomaster.

BAC 111-401AK One-Eleven

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
Registration N128GA, serial 058.

Douglas DC-8-32

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
A further scrapped airliner in the Mojave Bone Yard. Formerly of Japan Airlines (JA8002), but currently N420AJ, serial 45419 - a DC-8-32.

Douglas DC-8-53

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
On the left DC-8-53 of ALM Antillean Airlines. Registration N121GA, serial 45632.

Reg.N121GA Douglas DC-8-53 of ALM Antillean Airlines.

On the right.

Reg.N121GA Douglas DC-8-53 of ALM Antillean Airlines.

Convair C-131 Samaritan

Ep.1.11 To Snare a Wolf
The last picture and the first series is an aerial view of the Mohave Air and Space Port Bone Yard. Two Convair C-131 Samaritan on the left, Douglas DC-8, Douglas C-133 Cargomaster behind it, and Boeing C-135 on the right.

Season Two

Gulfstream III

Ep.2.01 Sweet Britches
Seen in the background.

Cessna 402

Ep.2.02 Firestorm
Seen in in the background.

Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee

Ep.2.02 Firestorm
Background aircraft. Registration N7129R. Serial 28-21830

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

Ep.2.02 Firestorm
Fighter jet seen briefly.

Ep.2.03 Moffett's Ghost
Also seen briefly in this episode.

Hughes 269C

Ep.2.02 Firestorm
Helicopter seen briefly in the Santini Air hangar.

Ep.3.10 The Deadly Circle
Another seen in this episode.

Cessna 210G Centurion

Ep.2.03 Moffett's Ghost
When the autopilot program 'hijacks' airwolf it attempts to shoot down this plane.

Cessna 206

Ep.2.03 Moffett's Ghost
Half way through this scene the Cessna above becomes this second model.

Boeing B-52B Stratofortress

Ep.2.03 Moffett's Ghost
Seen taking off when a computer glitch shows false radar blips for soviet aircraft.

SEPECAT Jaguar

Ep.2.03 Moffett's Ghost
A (british variant) fighter jet seen in this episode. When it is seen in the air it is another fighter listed above.

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

Ep.2.03 Moffett's Ghost
Scale model. In the next episode Ep.2.04 The Truth About Holly similar fighter jets are scrambled when the Santini Air JetRanger flies into restricted airspace.

The Conformal Fuel Tanks (curved intake empenage) dictates the model as an F-15E.

Bell 206 JetRanger III

Ep.2.04 The Truth About Holly
Registration N20802 and Serial 3429.

Another in the same episode registered N2282T and serial 3634.

Aero Commander 500

Ep.2.04 The Truth About Holly
In the background.

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
An Aero Commander 680. Probably same aircraft as above.
Registration N242TW and C/N 680-322-16.

Boeing 727-100

Ep.2.04 The Truth About Holly
In the background.

Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

Ep.2.05 The Hunted
This twin prop flown by Caitlin is pursued and attacked by a Vought F4U Corsair. Registration N84B, serial BB-797. This aircraft also appears in Ep.2.22 Short Walk to Freedom.

Ep.2.11 Random Target
Another Beech 200.
Registration N6668H and serial BB-586.

Bell 206 LongRanger

Ep.2.05 The Hunted

Boeing 707

Ep.2.06 Sins of the Past
Seen in stock footage.

Boeing 747-243B & McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Ep.2.06 Sins of the Past
Tails of various airliners seen in stock footage. A DC-10 of VARIG at the back and a Boeing 747 of Alitalia in the foreground.

Fokker Dr.I

Ep.2.07 Fallen Angel
Used by String and Dominic in a movie stunt where they have a dogfight with another biplane before crashing into a barn.
Also seen in The Great Waldo Pepper - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Sopwith F.1 Camel

Ep.2.07 Fallen Angel
Used as the second biplane which is used in the dogfight against String and Dom.
Also seen in The Great Waldo Pepper - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Sikorsky S-76A (Modified) as the HX1

Ep.2.08 HX1
A prototype of the HX1 a high tech helicopter which is stolen from its manufacturer that Hawke believes his brother was behind the theft of.
Registration N84SM. C/N 760261.

Bell UH-1 Huey

Ep.2.08 HX1
Seen in Hawke's flashbacks to Vietnam. Similar Hueys appear in Ep.2.17 Natural Born and Ep.2.18 Out of the Sky. Both a UH-1C and an UH-1H are seen.

Bell 206B JetRanger III

Ep.2.08 HX1
Used by the mercenaries who steal the HX1.
Registration N2757M. C/N 2642.
Also seen in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Ep.2.11 Random Target
N2757M also used by Hawke and Dom to do some filming for a friend.

Ep.2.14 Inn at the End of the Road
Doc is compelled to fly it for some bad guys. It manages to escape from Airwolf by flying through a tunnel.

Boeing 747-123

Ep.2.09 Flight 093 is Missing
A 747 is hijacked by kidnappers and crashed into the see where it is held to ransom. All footage of the plane is directly lifted from the movie Airport '77.

Boeing 747-121

Ep.2.09 Flight 093 is Missing
A Boeing 747 in Pan American World Airways livery.

Piper J-3 Cub

Ep.2.09 Flight 093 is Missing
Aircraft that flies over the boat used by the kidnappers who shoot it down with an RPG.

Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard

Ep.2.09 Flight 093 is Missing
Coastguard helicopter seen when a rescue is mounted on Flight 093.
Registration 1373 and C/N 62-051.

Cessna 411

Ep.2.11 Random Target
Seen in the background.
Registration N63CA C/N 411-0057.

Piper PA-23-250 Aztec

Ep.2.11 Random Target
Tales of two Aztecs visible in the background at Van Nuys Airport.
Registration N5989Y. C/N 27-3163.
Registration N5245Y. C/N 27-2299.

Robinson R22

Ep.2.11 Random Target
Another background aircraft.

Piper PA-28-260 Cherokee and Cessna 172K Skyhawk

Ep.2.11 Random Target
Reg N856CC and serial 24-4020.
Reg N7395G and serial 172-59095.

Rockwell Thrush Commander

Ep.2.13 The American Dream
Gangsters use these crop dusters (modified to spray petrol rather than pesticides) to burn the crops of people who refused to pay into their protection racket.

Rockwell Thrush Commander.

North American P-51D Mustang

Ep.2.13 The American Dream
When Airwolf takes out the Thrush Commanders above The Spider (the man at the head of the protection racket) attempts to take Airwolf down with this plane.

Cessna 195

Ep.2.14 Inn at the End of the Road
Used by Lord Killebrew an international peacekeeper. It is pursued by a modified computer controlled Hughes 500 which attempts to drown it.

Bell UH-1-BF Iroquois

Ep.2.14 Inn at the End of the Road
Escort aircraft for the plane pictured above. When it is shot down it appears to be a model instead.
Registration N630V. Serial number 9901.

Learjet 24A

Ep.2.15 Santini's Millions
Jet flown by tycoon Carl Barron. It crashes due to a technical glitch and Dom has to rescue him.
Registration N464CL and C/N 24A-096. Used in other movies see IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft. It also appears in Ep.2.20 Severance Pay.

Hughes 369HS

Ep.2.15 Santini's Millions
Registered N8673F its construction number is 87-0184D.

Ep.2.21 Eruption
Same chopper in this episode.

Bell 205A-1

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
Kevin Hansen and Caitlin are taken hostage and transported in this helicopter. When he takes out the driver, Kevin has to fly it with his hands tied.
Registraton N4774R, C/N 30019.

Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
Police helicopter used by Kevin Hansen to pursue the UH-1 of the men who killed his uncle.
Registration N331WD and serial 51062.

Beechcraft H35 Bonanza & Mooney M20 & Cessna 182

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
A number of aircraft seen at Van Nuys Airport. Amongst them is a clearly visible foreground a Beechcraft Bonanza noticeable by its V-Shaped tail, two Mooney M20 and a Cessna 182.

Beechcraft F33A Bonanza

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
Another shot of multiple aircraft at Van Nuys.

Cessna 150G

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
Registration N8572J and C/N 150-66472.

Beechcraft Baron

Ep.2.17 Natural Born

Mooney M18 Mite

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
Seen in the background in a hangar.
Registration N124C and serial 204.

Beech A36 Bonanza

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
Registration N861RX, serial E-1449.

Beechcraft 65-A90 King Air

Ep.2.17 Natural Born
.

Cessna 550 Citation II

Ep.2.17 Natural Born

Douglas DC-3

Ep.2.18 Out of the Sky
Seen on a scan of the surface below supposedly buried underneath the sand.

North American B-25 Mitchell

Ep.2.19 Dambreakers B-25J used by the gang of 'dambreakers' to destroy dams.

North American P-51D-30NA Mustang

Ep.2.20 Severance Pay
This aircraft attacks the Learjet that is transporting Larry Mason back from Mexico.
Registration N64CL and serial 44-74423.

Season Three

Bell 222 'Redwolf'

Ep.3.02 Airwolf II
The Firm build another Airwolf. However, the pilot steals it meaning that The Firm require Hawke and the original Airwolf to deal with the situation.

Cessna 172 RG II Cutlass

Ep.3.03 And a Child Shall Lead
Stock footage of the exterior of the Santini Air hangar which appears in numerous episodes of season three.

Northrop T-38A Talon

Ep.3.04 Fortune Teller
This fighter jet is installed with the 'Fortune Teller' a device which allows it to predict the next move of an opponent in aerial combat.
Registration N638TC and C/N N.5518.

Aérospatiale AS355 TwinStar

Ep.3.05 Crossover
Seen in the background in the Santini Air hangar.

North American B-25 Mitchell

Ep.3.06 Kingdom Come
Two are used by the bad guys to escape at the end of the episode.

Avtek 400A

Ep.3.07 Eagles
Appears as the Stappleford X-400, a revolutionary new military observation aircraft that is about to be adopted by the USA. However, it is really an undercover fighter and its creator uses it in order to shoot down the plane of the only person who knows of the fatal flaw that causes accidents under high stress.

North American P-51D Mustang

Ep.3.07 Eagles
Plane of Roan Carver, the test pilot on the X-400 project, raced against other historic aircraft at the Reno Air Races.
Registration N51TK and serial 122-31076, formerly 413410.

Christen Eagle II

Ep.3.07 Eagles
First seen as one of a number used by an aerobatics team String commandeers in order to help Roan evade the X-400.
Registration N21CE and serial 0001.

Hawker Sea Fury T 20

Ep.3.07 Eagles
Plane used by Blaine, another test pilot on the X-400 project, at the Reno Air Races.
Registration N924G as VX300/924, c/n ES.8502.

Reg.N924G Hawker Sea Fury T 20 in Royal Navy delivery.

Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Ep.3.07 Eagles
Used by String and Dom to fly to the air races.

Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II

Ep.3.07 Eagles
Footage of the Blue Angels, who discontinued use of these aircraft in 1986.

Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Ep.3.07 Eagles
One of the competitors in the air races.

Mooney M20K

Ep.3.07 Eagles
Registration N5808B, c/n 25-0867.

Reg.N5808B Mooney M20K.

Boeing 707

Ep.3.07 Eagles
Avtek 400A, listed above, taking off and a number of passenger jets in the background.

Boeing 707

Acro Sport II

Ep.3.07 Eagles

Hawker Sea Fury T20 (modified)

Ep.3.07 Eagles
Foreground and background planes from the same type.
Background: Registration NX20SF, c/n ES.9505.

Reg.NX20SF Hawker Sea Fury T20 in the background.

Vought F4U Corsair

Ep.3.07 Eagles

Vought F4U Corsair.

Douglas A-1H Skyraider

Ep.3.07 Eagles

Douglas A-1H Skyraider.

Aero Commander 500 & Piper PA-34 Seneca

Ep.3.07 Eagles

Aero Commander 500 in the foreground and Piper PA-34 Seneca on the right background.

Ryan PT-22 Recruit & North American P-51A Mustang

Ep.3.07 Eagles

Ryan PT-22 Recruit on the left and North American P-51A Mustang on the right.

Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

Ep.3.07 Eagles

Beechcraft T-34 Mentor of the USAF.

North American F-86F Sabre

Ep.3.07 Eagles

Various Aircraft

Ep.3.07 Eagles
From the first row to the background, from left to right :
Smith Miniplane
PT-22 Recruit
North American P-51 Mustang, Boeing/Hughes Super Stearman, North American F-86 Sabre, North American T-6 Texan .
The civilian stuff in the back are two Piper PA-28's, two Cessna's (172 or 182). And above the Sabre's tail, it looks like a Cessna 170.