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Airforce (TV series)

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Airforce
空军
GenreMilitary
Action
Created byJiang Long 江龙
Written byLi Weijian 李维健
卢智明
StarringLi Nanxing
Chen Tianwen
Zheng Geping
Hong Guorui
Huang Wenyong
Opening theme一飞冲天 sung by Wu Jiaming 吴佳明
Ending theme知己 sung by Wu Jiaming 吴佳明
Country of originSingapore
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerOu Yusheng 区玉盛
Running timeapprox. 45 min
Original release
NetworkSBC Eighth Frequency
Release10 April 1988 (1988-04-10)

Airforce (空军) is a Singapore Chinese miniseries produced by the SBC in 1988. It was the first military themed drama produced in Singapore and produced in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence. The drama featured the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSSAF) and its aircraft such as the Northrop F-5, Aermacchi S-211 and Aermacchi SF.260. Most scenes were filmed on-site at Changi Airport and its adjoining air base. The series creator was Jiang Long, who also co-created the 1984 classic period drama The Awakening. The miniseries was later dubbed in English for broadcast on SBC 5 in April 1989 as a strategy by SBC to air the English dubbed version of a Mandarin serial first before the actual serial was shown. [1] The dub had received positive viewer response. [1]

It was one of several SBC drama series re-aired on Channel 8 in 2007 as part of Mediacorp's anniversary celebrating 25 years of local Chinese drama production.[2]

Plot

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The series revolves around several young RSAF trainee pilots who aspire to become full-fledged pilots. As they are put through the rigorous training, they learn valuable lessons about friendship, teamwork and perseverance.

Cast

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Production

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The drama consisted of six individual stories with each story lasting one episode except for the second story, giving a total of seven episodes.[2] As the running time of each episode is longer than the typical SBC's drama, it was described as a mini telemovie for each story.[2]

Soundtrack

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The opening and closing theme songs, "一飞冲天" and "知己" were sung by Wu Jiaming 吴佳明.[3] The opening theme song was composed by Roy Li.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mandarin serial to be shown in English first". The Straits Times. 12 April 1989. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "每集长75分钟 《空军》六片集 是六部迷你电影". Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese (Singapore)). 25 February 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ a b "喷射机"飞"入歌曲中". Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese (Singapore)). 2 March 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
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