The Aeronauts

*The Aeronauts* was a French children's TV series about two fighter jet pilots and their adventures. It was based on a comic book series by Jean-Michel Charlier and Albert Uderzo. Made by the French production company Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française between 1967 and 1970, its original French title was *Les chevaliers du ciel*. The three seasons were originally filmed in color, but the first season was broadcast on French TV in black and white from September 1967, as French television was only in black and white at the time. All three seasons, however, were later released in color when the series appeared in a 6-DVD box in the early 2000s. This 6-DVD set is now sold out and used copies fetch high prices. It was dubbed into English, retitled *The Aeronauts*, and shown on UK children's TV in the early 1970s. In 1972, Rick Jones released a single of the anglicised theme tune. In 1976, a version dubbed into Afrikaans and titled *Mirage* was shown by the SABC in South Africa.

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