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Jimmy Doolittle Proved Pilots Can Fly Completely By Instruments
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Today in 1929, Lieutenant James H. Doolittle did what no other pilot had done before: take off, fly and land only using instruments and radio. Plus: today in 2021, Japan's Narita Airport had to delay a flight because of a turtle on the runway.
Flying Blind (Air & Space Forces Magazine)
Errant turtle closes runway, delays turtle-themed plane at Japan's Narita Airport (The Mainichi)
Back our show on Patreon and we’ll keep flying high together
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Manage episode 441536705 series 2922787
Today in 1929, Lieutenant James H. Doolittle did what no other pilot had done before: take off, fly and land only using instruments and radio. Plus: today in 2021, Japan's Narita Airport had to delay a flight because of a turtle on the runway.
Flying Blind (Air & Space Forces Magazine)
Errant turtle closes runway, delays turtle-themed plane at Japan's Narita Airport (The Mainichi)
Back our show on Patreon and we’ll keep flying high together
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support1484 afleveringen
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