Which of the Tracy brothers piloted Thunderbird 3?
"on ""Skyship One""s maiden flight – a round-the-world trip with pre-programmed stopovers – will be Alan Tracy, Tin-Tin, Lady Penelope and Parker. Brains, meanwhile, is forced to remain on Tracy Island after Jeff decides that IR requires a ""Thunderbird 6"". Forced to work without a specification, Brains produces a number of concepts, all of which are rejected by Jeff. Alan and Tin-Tin travel to England in an old Tiger Moth biplane and join Penelope and Parker before ""Skyship One"" departs NWAC Headquarters. However, the IR guests are unaware that the ship's captain, Foster, and stewards have been murdered and replaced"
"about this version of the character. In the 2015 TV Series, Scott is portrayed by Rasmus Hardiker. Scott is still the eldest and most experienced Tracy brother and he is bold and fearless in action. He is also the team leader. Scott Tracy Scott Tracy is a fictional character in Gerry Anderson's 1960s Supermarionation television series ""Thunderbirds"", the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are Go"" and ""Thunderbird 6"" and the TV remake ""Thunderbirds Are Go!"". He is the pilot of the primary vehicle of the ""Thunderbird"" fleet, ""Thunderbird 1"". His specialist training is as a First Responder and Team Leader. The eldest"
"Scott Tracy Scott Tracy is a fictional character in Gerry Anderson's 1960s Supermarionation television series ""Thunderbirds"", the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are Go"" and ""Thunderbird 6"" and the TV remake ""Thunderbirds Are Go!"". He is the pilot of the primary vehicle of the ""Thunderbird"" fleet, ""Thunderbird 1"". His specialist training is as a First Responder and Team Leader. The eldest son of Jeff Tracy (founder and financier of International Rescue), Scott is named after American astronaut Scott Carpenter. Sources vary in the canon of the ""Thunderbirds"" series as to Scott's age and birth date. One written source suggests that Scott was"
"John Tracy (Thunderbirds) John Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation television series ""Thunderbirds"" and the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are Go"", ""Thunderbird 6"" and the live-action film ""Thunderbirds"". John Tracy was initially to be one of the main characters in ""Thunderbirds"", but he became the least favourite character of creator Gerry Anderson, and consequently had a much more limited role in the series than originally intended. John was the first of the Tracy brothers to be cast. Actor Ray Barrett was so impressed with the attractive nature of the face of the marionette, who was modeled on head-shots"
"Jeff Tracy Jeff Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation television show ""Thunderbirds"" and the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are GO"" and ""Thunderbird 6"". The voice for the character in these shows was supplied by Peter Dyneley. The character also appeared in the live-action movie ""Thunderbirds"", played by actor Bill Paxton. The series was first broadcast in 1965 and was set a hundred years in the then future, in 2065, when Jeff was (or will be) 56. According to his backstory ""bio"", Jeff was born 2 January 2009, the son of a combine harvester driver on a"
"of rock singer Adam Faith and actor Charlton Heston, that he immediately advised co-producer Sylvia Anderson that he wanted to play the studious young astronaut with the boyish quiff. The third son of Jeff Tracy (founder and financier of International Rescue), John was named after astronaut John Glenn. Sources vary in the canon of the ""Thunderbirds"" series as to John's age and birth date, although one written source suggests that he was born on 28 October 2041—this would make him the third son. The majority of sources and two decades of Thunderbirds calendars cite John's birthday as 8 October and"
"Gordon Tracy Gordon Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation television show ""Thunderbirds"", the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are GO"" and ""Thunderbird 6"" as well as the remake TV series ""Thunderbirds Are Go!"". The character also appeared in the live action movie ""Thunderbirds"". Born on 14 February 2043, Gordon Tracy revels in all aquatic sports, from skin-diving to water-skiing. Named after astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, he is a highly trained aquanaut, with stints in the Submarine Service and the World Aquanaut Security Patrol under his belt. During his time with the WASPs, Gordon commanded a deep-sea bathyscaphe and spent"
"the character of Tom Schofield, great-nephew of Ena Sharples. Episodes #1286 (14 May), #1287 (16 May), #1288 (21 May), #1289 (23 May), and #1291 (30 May). Episode # 1289 appears on the Coronation Street 1973 Classic 8 Episodes DVD. Holliday was a five-time nominee and four-time winner of the Carbonell Award for Best Actor in Musicals: Holliday died from cancer on March 26, 1999. David Holliday David Holliday (August 4, 1937March 26, 1999) was an American Broadway actor and television voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Virgil Tracy, pilot of ""Thunderbird 2"", in the first series"
"was shown that Thunderbird 4 can also be transported in Thunderbird 3, although it was also provided with various new features to cope with the icy conditions on Europa. The largest rescue vehicle of the ""Thunderbirds"" inventory, ""Thunderbird 5"" is an Earth-orbiting space station which monitors all broadcasts around the globe for calls for help and also manages communications within International Rescue. Measuring long, wide, and tall, ""Thunderbird 5"" is equipped with almost completely automated onboard systems, allowing the entire station to be run by a single crew member. ""Thunderbird 5"" is primarily commanded by John Tracy, although he is"
"the hold and attempt to remove the bomb. Meddings is almost killed when he falls through the unclosed maintenance hatch and plummets to the ground; moments before impact, however, he successfully deploys his parachute and ultimately survives. IR's John Tracy (Barrett), who has been monitoring radio traffic from the space station ""Thunderbird 5"", relays news of the unfolding events to Tracy Island. Jeff (Peter Dyneley) immediately dispatches Scott (Shane Rimmer) and Virgil (David Holliday) in ""Thunderbirds 1"" and ""2"" – the latter carrying Pod 3 – to London. Arriving at the danger zone, Scott assures Norman of IR's good intentions,"
"Shane Rimmer Shane Rimmer (born 28 May 1929) is a Canadian actor, voice actor and screenwriter, known for providing the voice of Scott Tracy in the British television series ""Thunderbirds"" (1965–1966). Rimmer has appeared mainly in supporting roles, especially in films and television series produced in the United Kingdom. He emigrated to England in the late 1950s, initially performing as a cabaret singer and then auditioning for ""Thunderbirds"". His appearances include roles in films such as """" (1964), ""Rollerball"" (1975), ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977), ""Gandhi"" (1982), ""Out of Africa"" (1985) and ""Crusoe"" (1989). More recently, he has appeared"
"still alive or deceased) some time ago for which the Hood is suspected. Scott appears to have assumed control of International Rescue in his father's place as he is the oldest of the Tracy brothers, while Grandma Tracy, who has herself changed from the classic series, has taken over his role as head of the family. Jeff Tracy Jeff Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation television show ""Thunderbirds"" and the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are GO"" and ""Thunderbird 6"". The voice for the character in these shows was supplied by Peter Dyneley. The character also appeared"
"named the ""Thunderbirds"", each piloted by one of the brothers: Aided by Head of Security Kayo Kyrano (also the pilot of ""Thunderbird Shadow"", a stealth aircraft used for covert operations), engineer Brains, his robot assistant MAX, and the brothers' Grandma, the Tracy family reside on Tracy Island, their hidden base in the Southern Pacific Ocean from where they operate International Rescue. The organisation also enlist the help of English aristocrat Lady Penelope and her chauffeur Parker as their London field agents, whose primary mode of transportation is FAB 1, a six-wheeled car fitted with gadgets and weaponry – as well"
"Tracy, not much is known about this version of Virgil. David Menkin portrayed Virgil in the 2015 TV series. He is the largest and strongest of the Tracy brothers, and is skilled in engineering and mechanics. His character is calm and level-headed, and he is also the peacemaker in the family. Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan is nicknamed ""Virgil"" for his likeness to the character. Virgil Tracy Virgil Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation television show ""Thunderbirds"", the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are GO"" and ""Thunderbird 6"" as well as the TV remake ""Thunderbirds Are Go!"". The"
"Virgil Tracy Virgil Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation television show ""Thunderbirds"", the subsequent films ""Thunderbirds Are GO"" and ""Thunderbird 6"" as well as the TV remake ""Thunderbirds Are Go!"". The character also appeared in the live action movie ""Thunderbirds"". Virgil's specialist expertise is in demolition, heavy lifting and logistics. Second son of Jeff Tracy (instigator and financier behind International Rescue), Virgil was named after astronaut Virgil Grissom. Sources vary in the canon of the ""Thunderbirds"" series as to the character's age and birth date. In the factfile for the DVD compilation, Virgil's birthday is stated as"
"a stage actor, Zimmerman has starred in plays such as ""Annie Get Your Gun"", ""Anything Goes"", ""Once in a Lifetime"" and ""West Side Story"", and made his most recent West End appearance in ""Fiddler on the Roof"" at the Savoy Theatre in London. In 2008, he appeared in the touring cast of ""Cabaret"", taking the role of Herr Schultz. Matt Zimmerman (actor) Matt Zimmerman (born 26 December 1934) is a Canadian actor, best known as the voice of Alan Tracy in the 1960s television series ""Thunderbirds"" and sequel films ""Thunderbirds Are Go"" and ""Thunderbird 6"". Born in Greater Sudbury, Ontario,"
"Jeff Tracy (voiced by Peter Dyneley) dispatches Scott (voiced by Shane Rimmer) in ""Thunderbird 1"". Lady Penelope (voiced by Sylvia Anderson), who is visiting Tracy Island with Parker (voiced by David Graham) and is eager to accompany the Tracy brothers on a mission, leaves with Virgil and Gordon (voiced by David Holliday and David Graham) in ""Thunderbird 2"" carrying Pod 4. When ""Thunderbird 2"" reaches the North African coast, Gordon launches in ""Thunderbird 4"" and proceeds to the plant's seawater inlet. ""Thunderbird 2"" continues to the plant, where Scott and Virgil don protective suits and enter the reactor room to"
"received particular praise for its effects (directed by Derek Meddings) and musical score (composed by Barry Gray). It is also well remembered for its title sequence, which opens with an often-quoted countdown by actor Peter Dyneley (who voiced the character of Jeff): ""5, 4, 3, 2, 1: ""Thunderbirds"" Are Go!"" A real-life rescue service, the International Rescue Corps, is named after the organisation featured in the series. Set between 2065 and 2067, ""Thunderbirds"" follows the exploits of the Tracy family, headed by American ex-astronaut turned multi-millionaire philanthropist Jeff Tracy. He is a widower with five adult sons: Scott, John, Virgil,"
"use of his powers seem to make him weaker when he uses them, and his eyes are red; whereas in the original series they were always a bright yellow. In contrast to the TV series, Tin-Tin actually shares the same powers as her uncle, the Hood, as seen in the film's finale. In the TV series, Gordon Tracy was the pilot of Thunderbird 4 and Alan was the pilot of Thunderbird 3, with John Tracy subbing on occasion. In the film, the roles are reversed. However, as Alan uses Thunderbird 4 only during the climax when Gordon is unavailable, it"
"2015 and concluding 23 January 2016. A second series was greenlit on December 18, 2014 and broadcast between 22 October 2016–7 January 2017 and 30 September–16 December 2017. A third series was confirmed on 5 May 2016 and premiered on 31 March 2018. Set in the year 2060, ""Thunderbirds Are Go"" follows the exploits of the Tracy brothers: Scott, Virgil, John, Gordon, and Alan. Together, they form the front-line of International Rescue (IR), an organisation dedicated to saving people from disaster using technologically advanced machines for land, sea, air and space rescue. The most important of these are five vehicles"
"son. In the original series, Brains' name was never officially revealed, with ""Hiram Hackenbacker"" merely an alias (as seen in the episode ""Alias Mr. Hackenbacker""); in the film it appears to be his actual name. Also Jeff Tracy never flew any of the ""Thunderbirds"" craft, and there has never been an instance where he went off to the danger zone (with the exception of the episode ""Brink of Disaster"", as he was caught in the accident). Like Fermat, the character of Onaha is not from the original TV series, where Kyrano was a single parent and presumably, like Jeff Tracy,"
"the series' appeal. The Tracy brothers were named after Mercury Seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, John Glenn, Virgil ""Gus"" Grissom, Gordon Cooper and Alan Shepard. The series' title was derived from a letter written by Gerry's brother, Lionel, while he had been serving overseas as an RAF flight sergeant during World War II. While stationed in Arizona, Lionel had made reference to Thunderbird Field, a nearby United States Army Air Forces base. Drawn to the ""punchiness"" of """"Thunderbirds"""", Anderson dropped his working title of """"International Rescue"""" and renamed both the series and IR's rescue vehicles, which had previously been designated ""Rescues"
"in view of the possibility of another sabotage threat. Jeff Tracy dispatches Scott to Glenn Field in ""Thunderbird 1"", while Virgil in ""Thunderbird 2"" and Alan in ""Thunderbird 3"" are assigned to escort ""Zero-X"" as it leaves the atmosphere. Posing as a reporter at the pre-launch press conference, Lady Penelope ensures that Travers and the other four crewmembers are delivered homing devices disguised as St. Christopher brooches. The next day, a search for Dr Grant's brooch checks negative. Scott unmasks the man waiting for lift-off on board ""Zero-X"" as the Hood in another of his disguises. The saboteur flees Glenn"
"Kansas wheat farm. As the Tracy family patriarch, he spends most of his time on Tracy Island, situated somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, from where he co-ordinates rescue missions. It has been suggested that the Tracy family are based on the Cartwrights from the TV series ""Bonanza"", and that the Jeff Tracy puppet is based on the actor who played Ben Cartwright, Lorne Greene. Along with his sons, Scott and Virgil, Jeff is the only other Tracy to appear in all 32 episodes of ""Thunderbirds"". In the 2015 'reboot' of the series, Jeff vanished (it is unknown whether he is"
"Peter Dyneley Peter Dyneley (13 April 192119 August 1977) was an Anglo-Canadian actor. Although he appeared in many smaller roles in both film and television, he is best remembered for supplying the voice of Jeff Tracy for the 1960s ""Supermarionation"" TV series ""Thunderbirds"" and its two film sequels, ""Thunderbirds Are Go"" (1966) and ""Thunderbird 6"" (1968), all produced by Gerry Anderson. Uncredited, Dyneley also provided the voice of the countdown that introduces the ""Thunderbirds"" title sequence. Born in Hastings, Sussex, England on 13 April 1921, Peter Dyneley spent his early years in Canada but was educated at Radley College in"
"Matt Zimmerman (actor) Matt Zimmerman (born 26 December 1934) is a Canadian actor, best known as the voice of Alan Tracy in the 1960s television series ""Thunderbirds"" and sequel films ""Thunderbirds Are Go"" and ""Thunderbird 6"". Born in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and educated in Detroit, Michigan, United States, Zimmerman started acting at an early age. He attended Bowling Green State University, Ohio, where he was a telecommunications major. Having won a scholarship, he moved to the United Kingdom in 1959 to study drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where he was a contemporary of"
"Gordon and Alan. The Tracys form International Rescue (IR), a secret organisation dedicated to saving human life. They are aided in this mission by technologically advanced land, sea, air and space vehicles, which are called into service when conventional rescue techniques prove ineffective. The most important of these are five machines named the """"Thunderbirds"""", each assigned to one of the five Tracy brothers: With the engineer Brains and Jeff's elderly mother, as well as the Malaysian manservant Kyrano and his daughter Tin-Tin (who serves as Brains' assistant), the family reside in a luxurious villa on Tracy Island, their hidden base"
"merchandise. Also, in the film, when John calls the island just seconds before Thunderbird 5 is struck by a missile, he calls out ""Thunderbird 5 to Tracy Island"". In the series, the Tracy boys would normally radio ""Base from Thunderbird 1, 2, 5"" etc. to the island. Thunderbirds (2004 film) Thunderbirds is a 2004 British-American-French science fiction action-adventure film directed by Jonathan Frakes, based on the 1960s TV series ""Thunderbirds"" created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. The film, written by William Osborne and Michael McCullers, was released on 24 July 2004 in the United Kingdom and 30 July 2004 in"
"on Amazon Video and iTunes. Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series) Thunderbirds Are Go is a British animated science fiction television programme produced by ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures. It is a continuation of the 1960s television series ""Thunderbirds"" created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and follows the exploits of the Tracy family: five brothers who form the front-line of International Rescue, a specialist life-saving organisation equipped with technologically advanced crafts for sea, land, air and space rescue; central to these is a fleet of five vehicles named the ""Thunderbirds"". The programme premiered on 4 April 2015. Three series have broadcast"
"wide, this makes it the smallest of the ""Thunderbirds"" vehicles, but not the smallest of the pod vehicles. It is fitted with an adjustable searchlight which can be raised or lowered to reveal a variety of rescue instruments, such as cutting lasers, electromagnets, demolition rockets and battering rams, which can be extended from the nose section. ""Thunderbird 4"" is piloted by aquanaut Gordon Tracy. ""Thunderbird 4"" does not play an active role in the films ""Thunderbirds Are Go"" (1966) and ""Thunderbird 6"" (1968). It does however appear in the opening title sequence of ""Thunderbirds Are Go"". In ""Thunderbird 6"", Jeff"
"wingspan of ""Thunderbird 2"". After taxiing along the runway, ""Thunderbird 2"" takes off from a hydraulic launch platform. ""Thunderbird 3"" is launched from underneath the Round House. Features such as the outside staircase descending to water, the large windows, and the prominent stone chimney, suggest that the design was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater House. In the 2004 live-action film, a projection of the flightpath from Tracy Island to London clearly shows the former as being located in the Atlantic Ocean, whereas in the original TV series the island was located in the Pacific. Although the security of the"
"Kyrano Kyrano is a fictional character from the television series ""Thunderbirds"" and the 2004 feature film based on it. Kyrano is the father of Tin-Tin, and he is also the half brother of The Hood and acts as a manservant in the Tracy household, sharing domestic duties with Grandma Tracy. Kyrano is renowned for serving tea and coffee within the house and is upset when Parker tries to take this duty from him (""The Mighty Atom""). Kyrano is an old friend of Jeff Tracy and has lived all over the world, pursuing careers as a chef in Paris, gardener in"
"piloted remotely via Scott's wrist console. ""Thunderbird 1"" also possesses an electromagnetic cable that can be fired from the open cargo bay, allowing it to lift or tow objects. The electromagnet at the end of the cable can be swapped for a clip. ""Thunderbird 2"" is International Rescue's heavy-duty transporter aircraft which carries rescue equipment to the danger zone in one of 6 pods (including ""Thunderbird 4"" in pod 4). ""Thunderbird 2"" is a large, green VTOL aircraft that is used in most earth-based rescue missions. It is piloted by Virgil Tracy, who is often accompanied by either Scott Tracy,"