Legends of Airpower, the seminal historic documentary series about America’s great aviators, is about to have its ten thousandth broadcast on public television. The series is produced by 3 Roads Communications, Inc., of Frederick, Maryland. The milestone broadcast will occur at 12:00 noon on March 17^th, St. Patrick’s Day, when KLRU, Channel 18 in Austin, Texas will air “Charles Lindbergh”. Fittingly, KLRU has broadcast episodes of Legends of Airpower more times (106 total) than any other station.   

The series of 26 episodes has been broadcast on 246 public television stations, covering eighty-four percent of the United States. Among the distribution highlights are:

“We are very proud to reach this historic milestone,” said Russ Hodge, President of 3 Roads and Executive Producer of Legends of Airpower. “It’s a testament to the enduring legacy that these courageous aviators have left that audiences of all ages still find inspiration in their stories.”

Twenty-six new episodes of the series are now in production. New episodes focus on aerospace legends such as Jim Lovell, Deke Slayton, Joe Foss, Scott Crossfield, Robin Olds, Amelia Earhart and Chappie James.

All 52 episodes of the series will begin simultaneous distribution on the Discovery Wings cable network in April 2003.