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The Future

Season 1 Episode 1 | 53m 37s

November 1918 - October 1919: Albert Plesman, a flight lieutenant with big dreams, and Anthony Fokker, a millionaire aircraft builder, meet at the First Aviation Exhibition in Amsterdam.

Aired: 05/03/23
Extras
August 1939 - January 1940: Our duo is brought back together by the Dutch government.
July 1935 - August 1935: Fokker and Plesman blame each other for the frequent crashes.
September 1934 - October 1934: Plesman wants to launch the new DC-2 into a great air race.
October 1933 - January 1934: When Fokker’s new plane fails, Plesman must fly a slower one.
October 1929 - April 1930: 1929’s stock market crash hits both Plesman and Fokker.
August 1925 - October 1925: Fokker moves to the US and Plesman invests in a prototype.
May 1920 - October 1920: Plesman realizes that his ideal of civil aviation is at risk.