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Ferry Pilot

Ferry Pilot poster
Directed by
Pat Jackson
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom

How it feels

This short documentary from 1941 shows the work of the Air Transport Auxiliary in Britain. It follows the pilots and support staff who ferry aircraft to where they are needed.

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What happens

Ferry Pilot is a British short documentary film produced in 1941 about the work of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). Directed by Pat Jackson and produced by Ian Dalrymple the film was the work of the Crown Film Unit and was released at the end of 1941. Originally conceived as a very short five minute film, it was expanded to a running time of over 30 minutes during production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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