THE DEFENDER | Could a Warbird Genius Create a New Fighter? | National Film Board of Canada

This documentary is about Bob Diemert of Carman, Manitoba, and his dream of building the world's next great fighter plane. His worldwide reputation as a genius at restoring "warbirds" enables him to finance his dream. The Defender is a lively, sometimes wild and funny, tale about a remarkable, modern-day folk hero. For more background information on this film, please visit the NFB.ca blog: http://bit.ly/cHDuF Directed by Stephen Low - 1988 | 55 min Love aviation? What does flight look like—from bush planes to fighther jets. ✈️ Watch the full aviation film playlist now and explore every side of flight.→    • Jets, Planes and Bush Pilots: Films about ...   Watch more free films on NFB.cahttp://bit.ly/YThpNFB Subscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO #Aviation #Aircraft #Jets #Airplanes #BushPilots #flying #MilitaryAviation #Flying #AviationDocumentary #pilots