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Aviators

on BBC Two England

The last of three films profiling the famous heroes of flight. The 600mph Men. Britain's postwartestjet pilots blazed a trail of new speed records. But there was a heavy price to pay - 32 fatal crashes in the five years afterthe Second World War.
Including interviews with actress Olivia de Havilland , whose cousin was killed trying to fly through the sound barrier, three famous pilots of the era, and the widow of the first man to surpass the speed of sound in a British jet. Director Paul Tilzey ; Series editor
Janice Hadlow

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Olivia de Havilland
Director:
Paul Tilzey
Editor:
Janice Hadlow

BBC Two England

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