Cannon
Missing at FL307
TV Flash files “Missing at FL307” as hour 90 of 120 in the TV Flash guide — Cannon (1971–1976) on CBS, season 4, episode 18, aired 1975-02-05, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E18: listed hour 90 of 120 in the Cannon guide, hour 18 of 24 in season 4. It aired 1975-02-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Killer on the Hill” (S04E17). Next is “The Set Up” (S04E19).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When an ex-convict disappears during his flight home, his daughter hires Cannon to find out what happened.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Missing at FL307 sit in the Cannon guide?
S04E18 is listed hour 90 of 120 — hour 18 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 18.
When did Cannon S04E18 air?
Missing at FL307 aired 1975-02-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Cannon's size the joke?
No. Conrad's bulk is text, not a punchline. The series is a heavyweight PI who never auditioned as a pretty leading man and did not need to.
In the series
Why this series still plays
William Conrad's Frank Cannon is the heavyweight detective who never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal finds a new generation via Lincoln Continentals and stubborn casework. A Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology.
So the group chat wants a pretty-boy PI in a tuxedo (Lana would call it a *gown of authority*) and then Cannon rolls up in a Lincoln Continental like that was the whole look. CBS, 1971–1976: William Conrad's Frank Cannon is overweight, expensive, and brilliant, and Edward Hume and Quinn Martin put him at the center of the early-1970s detective boom without asking him to audition as a leading man. Radio's Gunsmoke marshal found a new generation via stubborn casework and gourmet side trips. (I said spoiler-free.…
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- William Conrad as Frank Cannon
William Conrad’s Frank Cannon never auditioned as a leading man and did not need to — heavyweight detective, Lincoln Continentals, stubborn casework, a Quinn Martin mystery that stars a voice, a bulk, and zero apology. Radio muscle…