303 - The Link Trainer

The WW2 Podcast by Angus Wallace

Apr 20, 202643:06Society & Culture

Before the Second World War, learning to fly by instruments was one of the most difficult and dangerous skills a pilot had to master. Training had to be done in real aircraft, often in poor weather, and accidents were co...

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