The Twilight Zone Season 2 Episode 1

The inspiration for this episode was an actual, real-life event where a B-24 heavy bomber lost its course during a raid in Italy and crashed in the desert. The plane's crew were not found until 15 years later. Parts from the plane were recovered and used in other aircraft - these aircraft were later lost in other accidents, lending to stories of the plane being haunted.

This episode features a new intro: "You're traveling through another dimension--a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind, a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead: Your next stop, The Twilight Zone." This introduction was used throughout the second season.

This is the first episode in which Rod Serling appears onscreen at the beginning of an episode to introduce it. He appeared in "A World of His Own" but that was at the end.