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Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
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Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies

2012-08-22 · 60 min / episode · Not rated

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Series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement at a time of national austerity, the breathtaking planes that were built and the remarkable men who flew them.

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BBC Productions
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United Kingdom
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Ended

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Barbara FlynnBarbara FlynnHerself - Narrator

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