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The Machines That Built America: Plane Pioneers

The Machines That Built America (2021)

Documentary | United States

History 2 | Tuesday, 24 October 2023 | 16:00

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Wednesday, 7 December 2022 14:00

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 2 - Plane Pioneers

SYNOPSIS

In 1910, aeroplanes are a novelty, fragile wooden concoctions that float in the air--and crash.

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