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Aviation History

Captain Timothy Lancaster, BAC 1-11 pilot who was pulled out of a BAC1-11 aircraft windscreen in 1990

Strange But True: Keep Your Seatbelt Fastened At All Times

On June 10, 1990, the simple act of a commercial airline pilot loosening his seat belt nearly cost his life. Read the amazing but true story of Capt. Lancaster's costly mistake.

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Lt. Lester J. Maitland, pilot, and Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger, navigator, chosen to successfully cross the Pacific to Hawaii

The Hegenberger System

A young aeronautical engineering US Army Air Corps pilot devised an ingenious system to guide aircraft down through inlement weather to a safe landing. His system was called the "Hegenberger System...

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