Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a syndicated American action/adventure drama series based at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. Episodes were aired in several countries outside the United States including Brazil, Portugal, France, Sweden, South Africa, Finland, Estonia, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy (where it was broadcast on Italia 1 in the 2000s), Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Australia, the Asia and Sri Lanka. Although set in Florida, it was largely filmed in San Diego particularly at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS Miramar). Cast members in season 2 were part of a squadron mimicking VMFAT-101, the F/A-18 instructor squadron based in Miramar. Outdoor scenes were filmed in San Diego and MCAS Miramar while indoor scenes were filmed at Stu Segall Studios in San Diego.
Cast James Brolin as Lt. Col. Bill "Raider" Kelly, commanding officer of VMFAT-107, an F/A-18 Hornet training squadron
Season 1 Kristanna Loken as Janine Kelly, Lt. Col. Kelly's daughter Kathryn Morris as Lieutenant Annalisa "Stinger" Lindstrom, UH-1 helicopter aviator Rodney Rowland as Lieutenant Bobby "Chaser" Griffin, F/A-18 Hornet aviator Rodney Van Johnson as Lieutenant Wendell "Cipher" McCray, Force Recon Salvator Xuereb as Lieutenant A.J. "Buddha" Conaway, demolitions expert Brynn Thayer as Colonel Rebecca Hodges, LtCol. Kelly's superior officer
Season 2 Bobby Hosea as Maj. MacArthur "Hammer" Lewis, Jr., executive officer (XO) of VMFAT-107; F/A-18 Hornet instructor pilot Michael Trucco as Lt. Tucker "Spoon" Henry III, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator Sandra Hess as Lt. Alexandra "Ice" Jensen, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator Kenny Johnson as Lieutenant Butch "Burner" Barnes, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator Barbara Niven as Kate Anderson, barkeep
Season 3 All main cast reprised their role from season 2 Felicity Waterman as Captain Abigail "Mad Dog" Holley, a helicopter pilot on loan from the Royal Air Force and squadron's boxing coach David Quane as Captain Edward "Capone" Terrelli, pilot of the AH-1W "Cobra" gunship, a former fighter pilot
Episodes Season 1 (1997–98)
Season 2 (1998–1999)
Season 3 (1999–2000)
DVD releases FilmRise has released all 3 seasons on DVD.'The Complete 1st Season' is Now Available on DVD 'The Complete 2nd Season' and 'The Complete 3rd Season' DVDs
DVD nameEp #Release date The Complete First Season22 October 10, 2016 The Complete Second Season22 February 10, 2017 The Complete Third Season22 February 10, 2017
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Result1999Golden Reel AwardsBest Sound Editing Nominated
Video games In June/July 1997, Bethesda Softworks announced a partnership with CBS Enterprises to produce the first-ever true companion PC series of games for the series. By December 1997, the first CD-ROM game was still in production.
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