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Pearl Harbor forced first around-the-world commercial flight
Strange things occurred Dec 7, 1941 -- global flight without maps or preplanning -- really historic and great read (www.washingtonpost.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Amazingly, this article never mentioned the thrilling book "The Long Way Home" by Ed Dover, which recounts how Captain Ford and his Pan American clipper got trapped by the events and how he solved the myriad problems he encountered in this magnificent true story.
Excellent book. Anyone interested in reading the full account should read this book.
What an extraordinary story of the exploits of aviators caught up in a world at war,trying to get home.
There's also a great long-form article about it here
https://medium.com/s/story/the-long-way-round-the-plane-that-accidentally-circumnavigated-the-world-c04ca734c6bb
https://medium.com/s/story/the-long-way-round-the-plane-that-accidentally-circumnavigated-the-world-c04ca734c6bb
That's one helluva article. Thanks for posting the link.
Thanks, Aaron - enjoyed reading
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