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...brought in and stationed at Hatchfield airport. [He] had lined up a young English jet pilot, Tony Blackburn, to fly with Hughes. No one seriously thought that Hughes actually proposed to handle the plane in the takeoff and landing; he could hold down the copilot's seat and take over the controls for a while. When this was diplomatically spelled out, he objected strenuously. "What do you mean, I fly copilot?" he complained. "I've never flown copilot in my life...
...Soviet capital-is a marvel of inefficiency where travelers are often greeted with the refrain, "No space, comrades. The aircraft aren't made of rubber, you know." Aeroflot stewardesses seem to be chosen for neither beauty nor efficiency. Refreshments are often limited to candy distributed before takeoff...
...daredevil defiance with which Smith ran his breakaway regime, friends suggest, reflects his personality as much as his politics. As a pilot flying Hawker Hurricanes in North Africa for the Royal Air Force during World War II, Smith barely survived a spectacular crackup on a takeoff. But after five months of plastic surgery in Cairo, during which his face had to be almost totally rebuilt, he was happily back flying fighter missions. Later he was shot down while strafing German positions in Italy, and found himself stranded far behind enemy lines. Eagerly playing guerrilla, Smith fought with a band...
Early results were just coming in when Litton left for the airport and the 22-min. flight to Kansas City. Moments before takeoff, the exuberant candidate telephoned ahead from an airport phone booth and told one of his campaign workers: "We're going...
Tower: JVH, Quebec tower. Cleared for takeoff...