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Flight of Fancy
Short Film (Full Length) – 1987
An original picture of Michael Smither and the flying bike.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
On the set of Flight of Fancy.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
Shooting Flight of Fancy.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
Shooting Flight of Fancy.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
Shooting Flight of Fancy.
Kindly provided by Tony Hiles.
Michael Smither being rigged for flight.
Kindly supplied by the Dominion Post
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