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The Only Supersonic Seaplane Ever Built and the Challenges That Sealed Its Fate
A Workhorse of the Cold War and Beyond
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 faced an unimaginable crisis. This is the untold story of the 208 seconds that changed aviation history forever.
What if I told you a near-forgotten encounter in 1960 shaped the entire strategy of aerial reconnaissance during the Cold War?
In the chaos of the Western Front skies, one incredible maneuver rewrote the rules of survival in air combat.