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History Detectives | On the Road: The Flying Detective | PBS

Duration: 02:20
Program: History Detectives

Go behind the scenes of the Cromwell Dixon airplane fabric story as the producers race the clock to put Elyse in a Cessna single-prop.

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Post Date: June 21, 2010