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Ferry Pilot (1942)

Ferry Pilot poster
Directed by
Pat Jackson
Genre
documentary
Country
Canada
Runtime
31 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short film documents the work of pilots who ferry new aircraft from factories in North America to military bases in the United Kingdom during World War II. It shows the preparation and long flights these pilots undertake to deliver planes for the war effort.

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What happens

Ferry Pilot is a film produced in 1942 by Stuart Legg and Ross McLean for the National Film Board of Canada series The World in Action, in cooperation with the United Kingdom Ministry of Information and the Crown Film Unit. The film has an unaccredited narration by broadcaster Lorne Greene. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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