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Flight of the Diamonds
- Year of completion
- 1987
- Content type
- Documentary
- Format
- Short
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Duration
- 47.5 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
Based on the shooting down of a DC3 aircraft by Japanese fights north of Broome on 3/3/42 this is the story of the survivors and a modern expedition to find the wreckage and look for $11,000,000 worth of missing diamonds. The documentary consists of three elements: The expedition; archival footage and photographs; dramatised reenactments of the events.