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January 24th 20, 06:22 AM
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Sailplane pilot who wandered across the Iron Curtain in the 1960's.
If I picked two epic flights from my lifetime the first would have to be that of Larry Walters with a lawn chair and a pile of weather balloons. The other would be the Cessna that landed in Red Square.
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January 24th 20, 06:56 AM
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Sailplane pilot who wandered across the Iron Curtain in the1960's.
On 1/23/20 11:22 PM, Shaun Wheeler wrote:
If I picked two epic flights from my lifetime the first would have to be that of Larry Walters with a lawn chair and a pile of weather balloons. The other would be the Cessna that landed in Red Square. Look up "Taffy Holden, the accidental Lightning pilot" on youtube. The guy in the lawnchair has nothing on him, other than getting more publicity.
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January 24th 20, 07:49 AM
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Sailplane pilot who wandered across the Iron Curtain in the 1960's.
On Friday, January 24, 2020 at 12:56:51 AM UTC-6, kinsell wrote:
On 1/23/20 11:22 PM, Shaun Wheeler wrote: If I picked two epic flights from my lifetime the first would have to be that of Larry Walters with a lawn chair and a pile of weather balloons. The other would be the Cessna that landed in Red Square. Look up "Taffy Holden, the accidental Lightning pilot" on youtube. The guy in the lawnchair has nothing on him, other than getting more publicity. Incredible.
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January 24th 20, 08:38 AM
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Sailplane pilot who wandered across the Iron Curtain in the 1960's.
Then there's the lady who rode the tail of a Spitfire by accident in
1945... https://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/a...-on-a-spitfire
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#5
January 24th 20, 03:04 PM
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Sailplane pilot who wandered across the Iron Curtain in the1960's.
On 1/24/20 1:38 AM, Eric Munk wrote:
Then there's the lady who rode the tail of a Spitfire by accident in 1945... https://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/a...-on-a-spitfire Don't forget Mike Hughes, who built a steam-powered rocket and launched himself 2000 in the air. Didn't take much piloting skill, but you sure have to admire his G force tolerance.
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January 24th 20, 05:07 PM
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Sailplane pilot who wandered across the Iron Curtain in the 1960's.
On Friday, January 24, 2020 at 9:04:16 AM UTC-6, kinsell wrote:
On 1/24/20 1:38 AM, Eric Munk wrote: Then there's the lady who rode the tail of a Spitfire by accident in 1945... https://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/a...-on-a-spitfire Don't forget Mike Hughes, who built a steam-powered rocket and launched himself 2000 in the air. Didn't take much piloting skill, but you sure have to admire his G force tolerance. have you seen the documentary? it is hilarious!
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