The Rat Patrol - Season 1 - Eps 14: The Daredevil Rescue Raid
German artillery traps 2000 Allied soldiers and their only chance of rescue is an Allied armored attack. The necessary equipment, though, can only reach them in time via an ancient road which is now hidden by sand, a road only Moffitt's father can find. On the way to the landing site, Moffitt's father's plane crashes. Moffitt wants to go find him but Troy insists their first priority is to find the road themselves. Moffitt breaks away and goes to find his father but finds only the burned-out plane. Troy thinks the elder Moffitt must be dead. Moffitt says he was captured. Again Moffitt escapes the team and goes after his father -- finally rescuing him.
About The Rat Patrol
Title: The Rat Patrol
First Air Date: 1966-09-12
Last Air Date: 1968-03-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 58
Network: ABC
Genres: Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Production Companies: United Artists Television, Tom Gries Productions
Synopsis
The exploits of four Allied soldiers — three Americans and one Englishman — who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II. Their mission: "to attack, harass and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps".
Cast
Christopher George
Sgt. Sam Troy
Gary Raymond
Sgt. Jack Moffitt
Eric Braeden
Capt. Hans Dietrich
Lawrence P. Casey
Pvt. Mark Hitchcock
Justin Tarr
Pvt. Tully Pettigrew
Morgan Jones
Capt. Boggs