Season 1

01 Sky Blue - Desert Wings Episode 19th January 2004 Photographer Makoto Shinjou arrives at Area 88, an airbase for mercenary flyer's in the Kingdom of Aslan which is fighting a war against anti-government forces. 02 Boris - Tombstone of the Setting Sun Episode 216th January 2004 Pilot Boris is called the Angel of Death because he always loses his companions on missions and returns alone, and therefore nobody wants to fly with him. 03 Shin & Makoto - Finder of a Blue Sky Episode 323rd January 2004 Shin and Kim shoot down an enemy transport plane, and McCoy tells all the men on base there was gold on board, so the pilots go out in a feeding frenzy to find the downed plane. 04 Desert - Skies of Betrayal Episode 430th January 2004 Shin engages a large number of enemies all alone and his Crusader is destroyed. He manages to eject just in time to run into a sandstorm. 05 Lip Stick - Unyielding Rouge Episode 56th February 2004 Kitri Parvaneh, cousin to Saki Vashtar, makes her first appearance just in time to save the lives of some of the Area 88 pilots, Kim in particular. 06 Cross Over - Intersection of Solitude Episode 613th February 2004 Shin's new fighter arrives and he sets out on a training flight to break it in, just as Kanzaki is piloting a commercial flight nearby under the watchful eye of Captain Shibukawa, who is evaluating him. 07 Hungry Boy - Sweet Soldier Episode 720th February 2004 Kitri expresses doubts about Kim's abilities as a pilot, and Kim's Harrier is in bad need of parts and repairs, but when an enemy bomber squadron draws near, the shortage requires her, Shin, and Kim to fly out alone to defend the base. 08 Sand Glass - Sand's Bullet Episode 827th February 2004 A lone sniper brings operations at Area 88 to a halt with a few well-placed shots. A plan is conceived to get Shin up in the air using a decoy (Saki) to buy him time. 09 Canyon - Tightrope at the Speed of Sound Episode 95th March 2004 The Area pilots are ordered to attack a well-guarded base that defends a rebel oil refinery the government wants to capture. 10 Fire Ball - Contrails of Destiny Episode 1012th March 2004 Area forces are sustaining heavy losses due to a rebel pilot with a lizard mark on the nose of his plane. This pilot turns out to be Patrick Reed, who flew under Mickey's command in Vietnam. 11 Truth - Truth of the Sand Episode 1119th March 2004 Shin shoots the final plane he needs to buy his freedom, but then crashes on landing. Kanzaki fires Shinjou, because Kanzaki and Ryoko have become engaged. 12 Lock On - Wings of the Wind Episode 1226th March 2004 Because of expenses related to his crash, Shin can't buy his freedom. Shinjou is expelled from the Area. Shin finds out Kanzaki and Ryoko are getting married, so he buys a new plane and attempts to desert.