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Jet Pilot

1964 16 min
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A film showing how the introduction of jet travel changed traditional ideas of space and time. The jet pilot in this film sped from northern cold to tropical heat in only a few hours. The film is a dramatic illustration of how high speed-travel shrinks the world and brings people together.

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A film showing how the introduction of jet travel changed traditional ideas of space and time. The jet pilot in this film sped from northern cold to tropical heat in only a few hours. The film is a dramatic illustration of how high speed-travel shrinks the world and brings people together.
Transportation All subjects
  • director
    Joseph Koenig
  • producer
    Tom Daly
  • camera
    Eugene Boyko
    Jean Roy
  • commentary
    Stanley Jackson

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