Diabetic completes first-ever polar flight of its kind
Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 20:00
in Earth & Climate
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Former British Royal Air Force pilot Douglas Cairns succeeded in flying his light plane to the North Pole and landing it there this week, overcoming strong headwinds, the failure of his satellite-based navigation system and his diabetes to earn a place in aviation record books.