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Short TV documentary on John Wildey, who had to land a Cessna after his pilot died mid-flight.
Top billed cast
Fi GloverNarrator (voice)
John WildeyHimself- John CameronHimself
- Mark WatkinHimself
- Becca BethellHerself
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