January 2012
2 posts
Getting Wings with the R.A.F and surviving a...
Via Scoop.it - Aviation A remarkable story of learning to fly with the RAF in the 1930s and crashing at 200 mph, after 40 minutes of instruction.The plane was a complete write-off, but the pilot picked himself up and walked back to the crew room, passing the ambulance sent to recover his body on the way! Via storyvault.com
Near Miss in A Tiger Moth
Via Scoop.it - Aviation Learning to fly a Tiger Moth aircraft in a rainstorm with no radio and no instructor and a near fatal crash. Via storyvault.com