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20094380 minPGspecial

5.4/ 10(22 ratings)• TMDB

Historical Events World War Ii Climate Change

Ice Pilots NWT

20094380 minPGspecial

5.4/ 10(22 ratings)• TMDB

Explore Buffalo Airways' daring flights in WWII-era planes over the Arctic.

Historical Events World War Ii Climate Change

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Explore Buffalo Airways' daring flights in WWII-era planes over the Arctic.

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Jereme Wattdirector

Rebeka Herronwriter

Joe McBryancast

Mikey McBryancast

Audrey Marchand

Audrey Marchandcast

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Ice Pilots NWT is a reality television series broadcast on History Canada that portrays Buffalo Airways, an airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Buffalo mainly flies WWII-era propeller planes year-round in the Canadian North. It premiered on November 18, 2009. The show was renewed for a second season with filming completed on August 2nd, 2010. The season premiere was aired on History Television January 12th, 2011. Season 3 was greenlit on August 18th, 2010 and began airing on October 12, 2011. In the UK, season 2 was shown on Quest commencing May 2011. The episodes in season 4 have been shown on the Discovery Channel in the UK. Season 1 of Ice Pilots began airing on the National Geographic Channel in the US on April 22, 2011. Both Season 1 and 2 have aired in Australia on National Geographic Channel and National Geographic Channel HD and currently air on the digital channel 7 Mate.

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