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Related: About this forumBreaking Glass SAS
Shot between Sweden and Germany for Scandinavian Airlines, the first airline to hire a female pilot in 1969. The short film tells the story of ... Turi Wideroe ...
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Breaking Glass SAS (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Dec 2024
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usaf-vet
(7,768 posts)1. Great story. It reminded me of my son getting his private pilot's license before he had his driver's license.
It was one of the toughest things I have ever done.
On that day, I stood on the ground, watching our only son take to the air without an instructor on board.
wolfie001
(7,360 posts)2. The Netherlander pilot in the worst collision ever in the Canary Islands.....
....of course was a male and he was a bossy, self-centered prick that caused the accident because he couldn't wait his fucking turn. There you go.
byronius
(7,938 posts)3. Beautiful.
