Gander: The Forgotten Canadian Airport That Welcomed the World

This documentary tells the surprising story of Gander International Airport in Newfoundland, once the largest airport on Earth and known as the Crossroads of the World. It traces the airport's rise as an unlikely global hub, its slow decline, and the famous day it welcomed thousands of stranded travellers. The film uncovers a piece of aviation history hidden deep in the Canadian forest. Warm and fascinating, it revives a place the world nearly forgot. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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