The Lost Aviator — Pioneer. Adventurer. Father. Lover. Murderer? The True Story of Bill Lancaster.
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A cold case from 1932

Against his family's wishes, Andrew Lancaster opens up a cold case from 1932 where his uncle, Bill Lancaster, a pioneering aviator, was on trial for murder in Miami. In an attempt to understand Bill's sometimes foolish actions, and at risk of tarnishing his family name, Andrew revisits this epic tale of high‑risk adventure, romance and scandal.

Set in one of the most rebellious eras of our time, he reveals a love triangle gone terribly wrong and the mysterious discovery of a mummified body in the Sahara desert — along with a love letter found twenty‑nine years too late.

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Variety
Family history merges with tabloid legend in Andrew Lancaster's engrossing account of a vintage aviation‑world scandal.
— Guy Lodge
Vulture Hound
The Lost Aviator is the hidden gem we've been waiting for from this year's London Film Festival.
— Michael Dickenson

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