12 O'clock High

In 1964 Quinn Martin was the executive producer of 12 O’clock High. It was a war drama based on a novel by Beirne Lay Jr. and Sy Bartlett. It had already been a movie that starred Gregory Peck. The first year the star was Robert Lansing as Brigadier General Frank Savage. He led bombing mission over enemy territory during World War II. He still had his bosses to report to but all the action was with him and his men. At the start of the second season Savage was killed in a bombing raid and General Gallagher, played by Paul Burke was given command of the 918th Bombardment Group. Mr. Lansing would go on to science fiction cult fame most notably in Star Trek as Gary Seven. His episode of Star Trek was to be a pilot for a spin off series that went unsold. His co-star was a young Terri Garr. Now Paul Burke was not a cast change. He was already in the cast. His character was just promoted during the second season. Andrew Duggan and Chris Robinson were added to the cast as Brigadier General Ed Britt who Gallagher reported to and Tech Sgt. Sandy Komansky as Gallagher’s gunner and flight engineer.
As you can tell I have never seen the TV series. Anyone I know who did see it has never talked about it. What I give you here is just what I have recently read about the show in The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows. It is a wonderful book for anyone interested in broadcast history.