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Old 11th Jan 2020, 21:58
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Originally Posted by India Four Two
I thought he was self-taught?

It’s Jimmy Doolittle and the cockpit is the Guggenheim Fund’s Consolidated NY-2 NX7918
Exactly!
I got the first photo from a Flight Global article about cyber security in the aircraft industry.
At the time of posting I did not even know myself who and what the plane were.
Cub2Jet had clearly recognized the man and the photo.
So I myself had to find the answer too!

Jimmy Doolittle made the first instrument take off and landing in this NY-2 in 1929. Instrument flying only was already mastered by Jimmy at that time and common practice in advanced pilot training.

India has control

Ps the article of Flight Global is recommended!

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