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“The engineer in the machine center operated the throttles of the 12 engines [of the Dornier Do X flying boat''
https://planehistoria.com/dornier-do-x-bigger-isnt.../








January 31, 1971. Alan B Shepard, the first American to fly into space, suits up for the flight of Apollo 14. After a 9 year, 7 month hiatus from flying to to an inner ear condition that was finally corrected by surgery, Shepard would lead two rookies, Stu Roosa and Ed Mitchell on a 9 day flight, and a landing at the Fra Mauro highlands. Though they were dubbed “The Three Rookies “ , a term that irked the crew (especially Shepard) their flight was almost flawless.