High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air
Documentary which tells the story of the golden age of British aviation and of how the original 'jet set' shaped air travel for generations to come. In Britain in the 1920s and '30s a revolution took place that would change forever our perspective on the world. While the country was in the grip of recession, dashing pilots and daring socialites took to the air, pushed back boundaries and forged new links across the globe. The era of commercial air travel was born.
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High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 28, 2009
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air
Production Companies
DoubleBand Films, BBC
Director
Brian Henry Martin
Description
Documentary which tells the story of the golden age of British aviation and of how the original 'jet set' shaped air travel for generations to come. In Britain in the 1920s and '30s a revolution took place that would change forever our perspective on the world. While the country was in the grip of recession, dashing pilots and daring socialites took to the air, pushed back boundaries and forged new links across the globe. The era of commercial air travel was born.
