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Plane Pioneers

In 1910, airplanes are a novelty, fragile wooden concoctions that float in the air--and crash. But that doesn't stop two young dreamers with a passion for this newfangled machine from imagining a very different future: one in which planes carry millions of passengers across the country, even across the seas. To realize that vision and create a lucrative new market, William Boeing and Donald Douglas take on automobile titan Henry Ford, infamous Dutch aviation giant Anthony Fokker--and each other.

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  • Originally Aired July 18, 2021
  • Runtime 43 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network History
  • Created August 7, 2021 by
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  • Modified August 11, 2024 by
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