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Test Pilot

Allen Stark

1954 | 15 min

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In this short documentary, Fred Davis visits the De Havilland Aircraft factory in Toronto, circa 1954. He interviews two test pilots, talks to one of their wives, and goes for a ride in a new Beaver airplane.

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Credits

director

Allen Stark
producer

Bernard Devlin
photography

Eugene Boyko
editing

Marion Meadows
host

Fred Davis

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