Magnum P.I. DVD cover.

TV Series (1980-1988)

Starring:
Tom Selleck (Magnum)
John Hillerman (Higgins)
Roger E. Mosley (TC)
Larry Manetti (Orville 'Rick' Wright)
Gillian Dobb (Agatha Chumley)
Kwan Hi Lim (Lieutenant Yoshi Tanaka)

Thomas Magnum is employed on the Hawaiian estate of a wealthy absentee owner name Robin Masters. The estate is run by Jonathan Higgins who mostly tolerates Magnum's presence as head of security on the estate. Magnum is also a private detective whose cases frequently have a humorous overtone and always just enough danger.

Season One

Hughes 369D

Ep.1.14 Adelaide
The star aircraft of the series is Rick's Hughes 500 which appears in many episodes. A variety of Hughes 500 played the role in the series but most usually it was a 369D as in the screenshot below.

Hughes 369D.

Season Two

Bell 206B JetRanger II

Ep.2.01 Billy Joe Bob.
Registration N9902K and Serial 1923.

Reg.N9902K Bell 206B JetRanger II of Lasen Air.

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

Ep.2.04 From Moscow to Maui.
Unlikely Soviet Air Force.

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

Ep.2.04 From Moscow to Maui.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois.

Similar footage used in Ep.2.19 The Last Page.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois.

Bell 206 JetRanger

Camo painted JetRangers appear in Ep.2.05 Memories Are Forever.

Bell 206 JetRanger.

Bell 205

Ep.2.05 Memories Are Forever.

Bell 205.

Bell 206L LongRanger

Ep.2.05 Memories Are Forever.
Registration N278KA and construction number 46613.

Reg.N278KA Bell 206L LongRanger of Kenai Air Of Hawaii Inc.

Lockheed C-141A Starlifter

Ep.2.05 Memories Are Forever.

Lockheed C-141 Starlifter of the USAF.

Hughes 369D

Ep.2.07 Wave Goodbye.

Hughes 369D.

Boeing 747-123

Ep.2.12 The Jororo Kill.

Boeing 747-123 of American Airlines.

Piper PA-23 Aztec

Ep.2.13 Computer Date.

Piper PA-23 Aztec.

Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee

Ep.2.13 Computer Date.

Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee.

Boeing 707-309

Ep.2.13 Computer Date.
In the background is a Douglas DC-8.

Boeing 707-309 of China Airlines.

Piper J-3 Cub

Ep.2.13 Computer Date.

Piper J-3 Cub.

Bell 206B JetRanger II

Ep.2.17 Texas Lightning.
Used in a helicopter chase with Rick's chopper.
Registration N2995W and serial 1192.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.N2995W Bell 206B JetRanger II of Scotts Helicopter Services.

Hughes 369D

Ep.2.17 Texas Lightning.

Hughes 369D.

Boeing 747-122

Ep.2.18 Double Jeopardy.
Same aircraft seen in Ep.5.01.

Boeing 747-122 of United Airlines.

Same aircraft seen in Ep.5.21.

Boeing 747-122 of United Airlines.

Season Four

Bell 206 JetRanger

Ep.4.01 Home from the Sea.

Bell 206 JetRanger.

Boeing 747

Ep.4.08 A Sense of Debt.

Boeing 747.

Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard

Ep.4.10 Operation: Silent Night.

Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard of the US Coast Guard.

Douglas VC-47D Skytrain

Ep.4.11 Jororo Farewell.
Registration N102DH, c/n 20830.

Reg. N102DH Douglas VC-47D Skytrain of HL Air Cargo.

Bell 206L LongRanger

Ep.4.11 Jororo Farewell.

Bell 206L LongRanger.

Cessna 172P Skyhawk

Ep.4.11 Jororo Farewell.
Douglas DC-3 in the foreground.

Cessna 172P Skyhawk.

Douglas DC-8-62

Ep.4.13No More Mr. Nice Guy .

Douglas DC-8-62 of Hawaiian Airlines.

Hughes 369HS

Ep.4.20 Dream a Little Dream.
Registration N9267F, c/n 1150778S.

Reg. N9267F Hughes 369HS of K.E.Charters.

Season Five

Boeing 747-122

Ep.5.01 Echoes of the Mind: Part 1 .
Also seen in Ep. 2.18

Boeing 747-122 of United Airlines.

Cessna 185A Skywagon & Bellanca 7ECA Citabria & McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Ep.5.06 Fragments.
Registration N4105Y, c/n 1850305, Cessna 185A Skywagon on the left, Bellanca 7ECA Citabria on the right, and landing in the background a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 of Continental Airlines.

Cessna 185A Skywagon, Bellanca 7ECA Citabria and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 of Continental Airlines.

Boeing 747-121

Ep.5.06 Fragments.

Boeing 747-121 of Pan Am-Pan American World Airways.

Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731

Ep.5.11 Kiss of the Sabre.
Registration N207L, c/n 5100 built in 1967. Aircraft seen in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft

Reg. N207L Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731 of Lockheed Corp.

Douglas DC-3

Ep.5.15 All for One: Part 1.
Registration N162E.Operated by Air Molokai-Tropic Airlines for a time, but though the same colour it seems titled differently.

Reg. N162E Douglas DC-3.

Hughes OH-6 Cayuse

Ep.5.16 All for One: Part 2.

Hughes OH-6 Cayuse.

Bell 206L LongRanger

Ep.5.17 The Love-for-Sale Boat.
Registration N90187, c/n 45016.

Reg. N90187 Bell 206L LongRanger.

Douglas DC-3C

Ep.5.18 Let Me Hear the Music.
Registration N99131, c/n 18949. In the background, tail fin of the Beech 18 in the foreground.

Reg. N99131 Douglas DC-3C.

Beechcraft H18 Tri-Gear

Ep.5.18 Let Me Hear the Music.

Beechcraft H18 Tri-Gear.

North American B-25 Mitchell

Ep.5.21 Torah, Torah, Torah.

North American B-25 Mitchell.

Boeing 747-122

Ep.5.21 Torah, Torah, Torah.

Boeing 747-122 of United Airlines.

Season Six

Boeing 747-131

Ep.6.01 Deja Vu.

Boeing 747-131 of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Aérospatiale AS355 F1 Twin Squirrel

Ep.6.01 Deja Vu.
Registration G-BLEV, c/n 5311 built in 1984.

Reg. G-BLEV Aérospatiale AS355 F1 Twin Squirrel.

Cessna 205

Ep.6.06 Going Home.

Cessna 205.

Cessna 206

Ep.6.06 Going Home.

Cessna 207A.

Douglas DC-3C

Ep.6.06 Going Home.
Registration N99131, c/n 18949 built in 1942.

Reg. N99131 Douglas DC-3C.

Douglas DC-3

Ep.6.06 Going Home.

Douglas DC-3

Boeing 737-297/Advanced

Ep.6.07 Paniolo.

Boeing 737-297/Advanced of Aloha Airlines.

Socata MS-894A Rallye Minerva

Ep.6.07 Paniolo.
Registration N45BF, c/n 11933 built in 1972.

Reg. N45BF Socata MS-894A Rallye Minerva.

Beechcraft H18

Ep.6.10 Rapture.
Registration N38BW, c/n BA-725 built in 1965.

Reg. N38BW Beechcraft H18.

Cessna 172N Skyhawk

Ep.6.10 Rapture.
Registration N5138K, c/n 17273982 built in 1980.

Reg. N5138K Cessna 172N Skyhawk.

Boeing 707-300

Ep.6.19 A Little Bit of Luck...A Little Bit of Grief.
Might be an aircraft of the short-lived Far West Airlines of 1984, but very little information can be found about it or its aircraft inventory. Otherwise could be painted as a fictional airline.