Aviation History - March 2016 USA

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AMONG HENRY TYNDALL

“

DICK

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MERRILL’S ACHIEVEMENTS,

THE MOST SURPRISING

MAY BE THAT HE SURVIVED

TO BECOME AN AVIATION LEGEND.

OVER THE HUMP During World War II, Merrill

piloted C-47s in the Far East, ferrying supplies

over the Himalayas from India to China.