EPISODE · Sep 24, 2024 · 3 MIN
Jimmy Doolittle Proved Pilots Can Fly Completely By Instruments
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
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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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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