High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Trapped in the Sky" is the first episode of Thunderbirds, a British 1960s Supermarionation television series co-created by Gerry Anderson, which originally aired on ATV Midlands on 30 September 1965. The plot revolves around master criminal the Hood, who sabotages the brand-new Fireflash prior to its maiden flight. In its first operation, International Rescue must save the crew and passengers on board when it is found that the airliner is unable to land.