| Aliases |
|
|
Alpha
Flight
Beta
Flight
Gamma Flight
|
| Nick
Name |
| Canada's
Premier Superteam |
| Founding
Members |
|
Aurora
Northstar
Sasquatch I
Shaman
Snowbird
Guardian I
Wolverine
|
| Alpha
Flight Members |
|
Aurora
Box I
Box II
Centennial
Earthmover
Flex
Guardian I/Vindicator I
Guardian III
Major Mapleleaf II
Manikin
Marrina
Murmur
Nemesis IV
Northstar
Puck I
Puck II
Radius
Sasquatch I
Sasquatch II
Shaman/Talisman
IV
Snowbird
Sunfire I
Talisman III
Vindicator II/Guardian II
Windshear
Wyre
Yukon Jack
|
| Beta
& Gamma Flight Members |
|
Box I
Diamond Lil
Flashback
Marinna
Puck
Purple Girl
Smart Alec
Sasquatch I
Wild Child
|
| Occupation |
| Government sanctioned and
funded super-human task force. |
| Legal
Status |
| Sanctioned
and funded by the Canadian Government |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Primarily Canada |
| Group
Alliances |
|
X-Men
|
| Base
of Operations |
| Ottawa,
Canada |
| Accessories |
| Resources
of Department H, Canadian Ministry of Defense |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Dream
Queen
Great
Beast
Master of the World
Mesmero
Omega
Flight
Wendigo
(The) Zodiac
|
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Alpha
Flight Vol. 1, 2 & 3
X-Men Vol. 1
|
| First
Appearance |
|
X-Men
Vol. 1 #120 (April, 1979) |
| Creator |
| Chris
Claremont & John Byrne |
| Origin |
| Inspired
by the
Fantastic Four, Canadian petroleum engineer
James McDonald
"Mac"
Hudson used his connections to the Canadian Ministry of Defense through
Department H to create a super-human task force. Alpha Flight was engineered as the
final stage in a three tier program. The first tier was a training
team called Gamma Flight, where members would move into a transition team
known as Beta Flight where they received advanced training before joining
the premier team of Alpha Flight. |