The chart that showed forty‑five feet forced the plane to hit the wires
A decorated KLM captain lines up a visual approach to Prestwick with charts showing 45 feet obstruction - did he make it in time?The chart that showed forty‑five feet forced the plane to hit the wiresIn this episode, we follow the Nijmegen's night approach to Prestwick and the chain of choices, weather reports, and flawed wartime charts that framed the crew's decisions. It lays out the margins they had - delays, wind estimates, runway options - and asks whether those margins were enough.Person: Koene Dirk ParmentierEvent: KLM flight PH‑TEN (Constellation Nijmegen) approach to PrestwickDate…
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