13. The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing

Complete story — includes the ending

The A-Team are called in to rescue a hijacked Boeing 747. In doing so, B.A. must overcome his fear of flying in order to rescue Hannibal and Face (in disguise), who willingly give themselves up to the hijackers in exchange for the hostages. When Murdock is blinded after a gun goes off close to his face by one of the hijackers, Hannibal must fly a plane for the first time. Note: When discussing how to land the plane, Murdock mentions the plot to Terror in the Sky, a 1971 TV-Movie remake of Zero Hour!. Near the end of the episode, the plane is seen crashing through a lobby-window at the airport, this scene was the same footage made for the film Airplane!, a 1980 comedy-remake of Zero Hour!. Guest star: Andrew J. Robinson as Jackson (leader of the hijackers)