Sky King was an American radio and television series. Its lead
character was Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King.
The series may have been based on a true-life personality of the
1930s, Jack Cones, known as the "Flying Constable" of Twentynine Palms
in San Bernardino County, California, although this notion is
unverified.The series had strong Western elements. King usually
captured criminals and spies and found lost hikers, though he did so
with the use of his airplane, the Songbird. Two twin-engine Cessna
airplanes were used by King during the course of the TV series. The
first was a Cessna T-50 and in later episodes a Cessna 310B was used
till the series' end. The 310's make and model type number was
prominently displayed during the closing titles.[citation needed]King
and his niece Penny (and sometimes her brother Clipper - first season
only) lived on the Flying Crown Ranch, near the fictitious town of
Grover, Arizona. Penny and Clipper were also pilots, although they
were inexperienced and looked to their uncle for guidance. Penny was
an accomplished air racer, rated as a multiengine pilot, whom Sky
trusted to fly the Songbird.The radio show began in 1946 and was based
on a story by Roy Winsor, the brainchild of Robert Morris Burtt and
Wilfred Gibbs Moore, who also created Captain Midnight. Several actors
played the part of Sky, including Earl Nightingale and John Reed King. Sky King Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter