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...later embarked on an inspired if eccentric career as an inventor. In 1950, he built a flying car called the Airphibian, a high-wing monoplane, which on one occasion flew from Maine to California. One of his inventions was a precursor to the modern flight simulator; another, the Fulton Skyhook, designed to extract spies from enemy territory, was featured in the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 24, 2004 | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

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