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Episode 45 --- The Incredible Story of Flying Tiger Flight 923’s North Atlantic Ditching
Episode 45 --- The Incredible Story of Flying Tiger Flight 923’s North Atlantic Ditching
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48 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
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Author Eric Lindner talks about his forthcoming book, “Tiger in the Sea: The Ditching of Flying Tiger 923 and the Desperate Struggle for Survival.” The September 23, 1962 Flying Tiger Line passenger charter Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft en route from McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey to Frankfurt, Germany lost three of its four engines to fire some 500 miles off the west coast of Ireland. This largely forgotten episode in aviation history hastened the end of propeller-driven transport aircraft.
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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