439 - Taffy Holden's Accidental Flight

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On this week's episode we talk about the time a man accidentally flew a fighter jet. Yes, you read that correctly.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:01 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.danrostron.com/2013/10/14/wing-commander-taffy-holdens-inadvertant-flight-in-lightning-xm135/

https://theconversation.com/almost-half-the-men-surveyed-think-they-could-land-a-passenger-plane-experts-disagree-218037

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/off-duty-pilot-lands-plane-saves-3640802

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden%27s_Lightning_flight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk-down_aircraft_landing

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