...n served as a pilot in the [[w:Royal Canadian Air Force|Royal Canadian Air Force]], ferrying aircraft across the [[w:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] with [[w:RAF ...vis, alleging a conspiracy to keep his ''Opportunity Knocks'' show off the air to preserve Levis's rival show, "Discoveries". The case came to trial at th

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