
Air & Space Smithsonian: Dreams of Flight - Higher Faster Farther
Documentary
Overview
Go higher, faster and farther with the Smithsonian as they explore the dreams of flight.
Top Cast
Richard Gebhardt
Richard Gebhardt
Narrator
Richard Gebhardt
Narrator
Norman Gilliland
Norman Gilliland
Words of Wilbur Wright
Norman Gilliland
Words of Wilbur Wright
John Sveum
John Sveum
Newsreel Narrator
John Sveum
Newsreel Narrator


Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
Self
Chuck Yeager
Self
William "Pete" Knight
William "Pete" Knight
Self
William "Pete" Knight
Self
Albert Scott Crossfield
Albert Scott Crossfield
Self
Albert Scott Crossfield
Self
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