Product Details

• Actors: Carlo Rota
• Directors: William VanDerKloot
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: August 12, 2008
• Run Time: 74 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0019N5AA2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,274 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Flying The Secret Sky - WGBH Specials" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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FLYING THE SECRET SKY - DVD Movie

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Untold Story, July 27, 2008

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Edisaurus (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying The Secret Sky - WGBH Specials (DVD)

I saw this film at a preview screening at the High Museum in Atlanta. Although I am not a WWII history buff, and often find war documentaries to be boring, this was certainly not the case with this film! I found the story very compelling and in fact, was moved to tears by the end of it. Not only did it achieve high artistic standards, but the story was told with humor and compassion. The wealth of archival footage, including home movies, was very impressive and it gave the film a more personal feeling than your average war documentary. The fact that the filmmaker's father was one of the main pilots also gave it extra emotional resonance. I highly recommend this film; even an anti-war person like myself came away with a feeling of pride for what these people accomplished, and an even deeper respect for those who sacrificed for our country.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome and enthusiastically recommended addition, September 5, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying The Secret Sky - WGBH Specials (DVD)

"Flying The Secret Sky" is a 75-minute documentary showcasing The British RAF's little known activities in transporting military aircraft from North America to England before America's entrance into World War II. This hazardous and secretive aspect of military aviation in 1940 preceded America's entry into the war and was part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's assistance to Britain's efforts to defend themselves against Hitler's attacks. "Flying The Secret Sky" is the story of dedicated, risk-taking young pilots who flew across a wartime Atlantic in unarmed aircraft as told by the flyers in their own words. Of special note is the American civilian pilot who transported Winston Churchill. Enhanced with a profusion of previously unseen home movies and rare footage of Ferry Command aircraft and crews, "Flying The Secret Sky" is a welcome and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library Aviation History and World War II European Theatre DVD collections.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ferry Command, December 13, 2009

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J. Buck (Victoria BC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flying The Secret Sky - WGBH Specials (DVD)

Having now watched this DVD twice it is the first time I have properly understood the role of Ferry Command and Return Ferry Command as my Dad would never talk much about it, despite spending from 1940 to 1949 in Montreal with BOAC as a Flight engineer, intially with Return Ferry Command. The introduction places the activities of Ferry Command in the context of the war and the development of aviation. It has left me with a much better appreciation of what risks all the aircrew took in playing their roles and I would thouroughly recommend it to anyone with an interest in this operation.