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Mercy Mission: the Rescue of Flight 771

on BBC Two England

Drama, based on a true story, starring Robert Loggia, Scott Bakula
Lost over the Pacific Ocean in a single-engined plane en route to Sydney from San Francisco. pilot Jay Prochnow is tired and in deep trouble. With a storm approaching and his tiny plane rapidly running out of fuel, there seems little hope of survival. (1993)
See Films: pages 50-56 **

Contributors

Director:
Roger Young
Captain Gordon Vette:
Robert Loggia
Jay Prochnow:
Scott Bakula
Ellen:
Rebecca Rigg
First Officer Mann:
Michael Bishop
Captain Warren Banks:
Kitt Aylor
Frank:
Alan Fletcher
Harry Hansen:
Robert Benedetti
Operations Officer Hudson:
Steven Tandy
Hillary Vette:
Sarah Kemp
Oakley:
David Clendinning
Grower:
Richard Pedicini
Rancher:
Bob Reynolds
Nervous man:
Sean Sturgess
Enthusiastic man:
Peter H Kent
David:
Lafe Charlton

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