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Old 2nd Sep 2006, 21:44
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henry crun
 
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You are all wrong.
The first pilot to accomplish this feat was Capt. R.H.McIntosh at Croydon on Oct 20th 1921 in a Handley page 0/400

The story is too long to quote here, but he lined up the twin towers of Crystal Palace which were sticking up through the thick fog.
Then, descending at a calculated rate and speed, he arrived over the airfield and touched down in what were virtually zero/zero conditions.
It took a car 10 minutes to find him and lead him into the parking area.

This feat was highly praised in the press and earned him the nickname of All Weather Mac, which stuck with him for the rest of his distinguished career.

Of course, the feat could not be repeated now, the Crystal Palace burnt down in 1936.
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