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TAKE THAT
AIRPLANE AND
FLY HER TO
EUROPE. THEN
WE’LL GAS HER
UP AND FLY HER
RIGHT BACK.
IT’S NEVER
BEEN DONE.”
SPECIAL DELIVERY Merrill rushed film
of the Hindenburg disaster across the
“Pond” in this Lockheed 10E Electra.