Captain Midnight
originally aired on CBS
Captain Midnight (later rebranded on television as Jet Jackson, Flying Commando) is an American adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. The character's popularity throughout the 1940s and into the mid-1950s extended to serial films, a television show (1954–1956), a syndicated newspaper strip (1942 – late 1940s), and a comic book title. The show was known for the imaginative use of exciting technological advancements to create narrative thrills.
The title character, originally Captain Jim "Red" Albright, was a World War I U.S. Army pilot. Albright was recruited to head the Secret Squadron, an aviation-oriented paramilitary organization fighting sabotage and espionage during the period prior to the United States' entry into World War II.