The Ghost Plane

''This entry is about the episode. For details of the flying machine, visit the Ghost Plane (Aircraft) entry''

Intro
When a delivery man fails to engage the handbrake of his van, the vehicle begins to career down a hill towards a group of playing children. Seeing the danger, Craig chases after the speeding van and applies the brakes.

Main story
Several American military aircraft have been attacked in the East by 'the Ghost Plane', believed to belong to the Chinese and which flies at an almost impossible speed. A newspaper cutting provides the Champions with a lead that takes them from an Alpine ski resort to a Cambridge laboratory, the workplace of Dr. John Newman, an aircraft designer whose plans for a high speed plane were shelved by the British and who is now selling them to the Chinese. Sharron discovers that the components are being shipped out disguised as car parts and will be sufficient to make two hundred and fifty Ghost Planes. She is caught and locked in a freezer from where she must exercise her telepathic powers to alert her fellow Champions to her plight and the progress of the aircraft.

Guest Cast

 * Andrew Keir as Dr. John Newman
 * Hilary Tindall as Vanessa
 * Michael Wynne as Coates
 * Dennis Chinnery as Bridges
 * Tony Steedman as Hardwick
 * Derek Murcott as Admiral
 * Paul Grist as Pilot
 * John Bryans as Crolic

Uncredited

 * Caron Gardner as Hotel Receptionist

Episode Crew

 * Johnny Goodman - Associate Producer
 * Casting By Anthony Arnell
 * Art Direction By Charles Bishop
 * Makeup Department
 * Gerry Fletcher - Makeup Supervisor
 * Mike Jones - Hair Stylist (As Michael Jones)
 * Production Management
 * Philip Aizlewood - Post-Production Supervisor
 * Malcolm Christopher - Production Manager
 * Ray Austin - Second Unit Director
 * Ernest Morris - Assistant Director (As Ernie Morris)
 * Art Department
 * John Graysmark - Associate Art Director
 * Bill Greene - Construction Manager
 * Sid Palmer - Production Buyer
 * Brian Rider - Set Dresser
 * A.J. Van Montagu - Scenic Artist
 * Sound Department
 * Len Abbott - Sound Recordist
 * Alan Corder - Sound Editor
 * Claude Hitchcock - Sound Recordist
 * Special Effects By Sydney Pearson - Special Effects (As Sid Pearson)
 * Stunts
 * Bill Sawyer - Stunt Arranger
 * Camera And Electrical Department
 * Ted Hallows - Supervising Electrician
 * Walter J. Harvey - Camera: Second Unit (As Jimmy Harvey)
 * John Winbolt - Camera Operator
 * Costume And Wardrobe Department
 * Laura Nightingale - Wardrobe Supervisor
 * Music Department
 * Edwin Astley - Musical Director
 * Deveril Goodman - Music Editor
 * Tony Hatch - Composer: Theme Music
 * Other Crew
 * Sally Ball - Continuity
 * Dennis Spooner - Script Supervisor