The Challenge of the Lonely Sky

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The Challenge of the Lonely Sky
Genredocumentary
Written byFrank Williams
Narrated byFrank Williams
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerFrank Williams
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release2 July (1974-07-02) 
23 July 1974 (1974-07-23)

The Challenge of the Lonely Sky is a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1974.

Contents

Premise

The series concerns Canadian civil aviation. [1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. from 2 to 23 July 1974.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (July 2005). "The Challenge of the Lonely Sky". Canadian Communications Foundation.