Tony Jónsson, Flight Certificate #13

Overview

Thorsteinn Jónsson is a living legend in both the aviation world and the "regular" world. When he flew his last flight in 1988, after 46 years in the air, he was the pilot with the highest amount of flight time in the world: most of it employed in adventurous and dangerous flights. This film follows Thorsteinn in his last flight, and walks down memory lane with him where his sparkling recital, and period footage, tells of his years as a pioneer aviator in Iceland, fighting pilot in the second world war, salvation flights into war-torn Biafra, and numerous other interesting and amusing tales.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 26, 1989

Original language

Icelandic

Spoken languages

Icelandic

Countries

Iceland

Production

Saga Film (ICE)

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded