As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
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Geraint Wyn Davies
Mike Rivers
Michele Scarabelli
Jo Santini
Anthony Sherwood
Jason Locke
Barry Van Dyke
St. John Hawke
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12 episodes • 1984Avg: 6.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadow of the Hawke (1) | Jan 22, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Shadow of the Hawke (2) | Jan 22, 1984 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n | Jan 28, 1984 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Bite of the Jackal | Feb 4, 1984 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Proof Through the Night | Feb 11, 1984 | 6.2 |
| 6 | One Way Express | Feb 18, 1984 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Echos From the Past | Mar 3, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Fight Like a Dove | Mar 10, 1984 | 6.3 |
| 9 | Mad Over Miami | Mar 24, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 10 | And They Are Us | Mar 31, 1984 | 6.4 |
| 11 | Mind of the Machine | Apr 7, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 12 | To Snare a Wolf | Apr 14, 1984 | 7.0 |
22 episodes • 1984Avg: 6.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweet Britches | Sep 22, 1984 | 6.8 |
| 2 | Firestorm | Sep 29, 1984 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Moffett's Ghost | Oct 6, 1984 | 6.8 |
| 4 | The Truth About Holly | Oct 13, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 5 | The Hunted | Oct 20, 1984 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Sins of the Past | Oct 27, 1984 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Fallen Angel | Nov 3, 1984 | 6.8 |
| 8 | HX 1 | Nov 10, 1984 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Flight #093 Is Missing | Nov 17, 1984 | 6.5 |
| 10 | Once a Hero (a.k.a. Heroes) | Nov 24, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Random Target | Dec 8, 1984 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Condemned | Jan 5, 1985 | 6.5 |
| 13 | The American Dream | Jan 12, 1985 | 6.3 |
| 14 | Inn at the End of the Road | Jan 26, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Santini's Millions | Feb 2, 1985 | 5.8 |
| 16 | Prisoner of Yesterday | Feb 9, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Natural Born | Feb 23, 1985 | 6.3 |
| 18 | Out of the Sky | Mar 2, 1985 | 6.7 |
| 19 | Dambreakers | Mar 16, 1985 | 6.3 |
| 20 | Severance Pay | Mar 23, 1985 | 6.7 |
| 21 | Eruption | Apr 6, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Short Walk to Freedom | Apr 13, 1985 | 6.5 |
22 episodes • 1985Avg: 6.1Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Horn of Plenty | Sep 28, 1985 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Airwolf II | Oct 5, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 3 | And a Child Shall Lead | Oct 12, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Fortune Teller | Oct 19, 1985 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Crossover | Oct 26, 1985 | 5.8 |
| 6 | Kingdom Come | Nov 2, 1985 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Eagles | Nov 9, 1985 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Annie Oakley | Nov 16, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Jennie | Nov 23, 1985 | 6.3 |
| 10 | The Deadly Circle | Nov 30, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Where Have All the Children Gone? | Dec 14, 1985 | 6.7 |
| 12 | Half-Pint | Dec 21, 1985 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Wildfire | Jan 11, 1986 | 5.8 |
| 14 | Discovery | Jan 18, 1986 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Day of Jeopardy | Jan 25, 1986 | 6.3 |
| 16 | Little Wolf | Feb 1, 1986 | 5.7 |
| 17 | Desperate Monday | Feb 8, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Hawke's Run | Feb 15, 1986 | 5.3 |
| 19 | Break-In at Santa Paula | Feb 22, 1986 | 6.3 |
| 20 | The Girl Who Fell from the Sky | Mar 15, 1986 | 6.0 |
| 21 | Tracks | Mar 22, 1986 | 5.7 |
| 22 | Birds of Paradise | Mar 29, 1986 | 6.3 |
24 episodes • 1987Avg: 6.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackjack | Jan 23, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Escape | Jan 30, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 3 | A Town for Hire | Feb 6, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Salvage | Feb 13, 1987 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Windows | Feb 20, 1987 | 7.5 |
| 6 | A Piece of Cake | Feb 27, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Deathtrain | Mar 6, 1987 | 6.5 |
| 8 | Code of Silence | Mar 13, 1987 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Stavograd (a.k.a. The Stavograd Incident) (1) | Mar 20, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Stavograd (a.k.a. The Stavograd Incident) (2) | Mar 27, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Mime Troupe | Apr 3, 1987 | 6.5 |
| 12 | X-Virus | Apr 10, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Rogue Warrior | Apr 24, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Ground Zero | May 1, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Flowers of the Mountains | May 8, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 16 | The Key | May 15, 1987 | 6.5 |
| 17 | On the Double | May 22, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Storm Warning | May 29, 1987 | 6.5 |
| 19 | The Golden One | Jul 3, 1987 | 7.0 |
| 20 | The Puppet Master | Jul 10, 1987 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Malduke | Jul 17, 1987 | 6.0 |
| 22 | Poppy Chain | Jul 24, 1987 | 6.5 |
| 23 | Flying Home | Jul 31, 1987 | 6.5 |
| 24 | Welcome to Paradise | Aug 7, 1987 | 7.5 |
