Plane Facts: Instrument Flying
First instrument flight:September 24, 1929
Site:Mitchel Field, Long Island, N.Y.
Pilot:Lt. James Doolittle
Plane:Consolidated N …
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First instrument flight:September 24, 1929
Site:Mitchel Field, Long Island, N.Y.
Pilot:Lt. James Doolittle
Plane:Consolidated N …
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