Sunday, November 17, 2024

Nuclear Weapons Flight Incident - 1950s

Another brief departure from the FAA.

I just read a book, "Shards: Dialogues of War" by a very close friend, George Heuston.  He just published it.  The book is a collection of interviews with Vets coupled with a reading of his great-great-grandfather's Civil War diary.  It was a great read and I congratulate George on this, his fourth book.  

One of his stories, in particular, shocked me.  I have read a lot of about accidents and mishaps involving nuclear weapons but I had never heard this story.  I am wondering if we can somehow verify it.  It seems important.

Part 8: Germanwings, From a Medical Perspective

Today I find myself again discussing the 2015 Germanwings crash.  The crash was absolutely pivotal to subsequent FAA policy. I came to this...