FLYING IN A STORM
Piloting an airliner at night for the large overseas companies is routine for the most part, so carefully do the transport companies safeguard passengers and mail with the latest weather reports and scientific instruments. Occasionally, however, a severe electrical storm breaks the monotony. On a recent flight in U.S.A. in a twin-engine Lockheed- Electra, pilot and co-pilot were treated to a rare display of lightning playing from cloud to earth. Dazzling flashes lit up the cockpit as the bolts hurtled downward just ahead of the aeroplane, and thunder rolled in awe-inspiring manner. Yet the liner came through the storm without mishapi for even in (he thickest weather the luminous dials and indicators, together with radio, tell the pilot ' his exact location.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 155, 28 December 1935, Page 14
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125FLYING IN A STORM Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 155, 28 December 1935, Page 14
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