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Toward the end of World War II, a little German boy named Dieter Dengler looked out a second-story window of his house in the Black Forest and saw an American fighter plane skim past him, almost close enough to touch. Its cockpit canopy was open and the child could see the face of the hot young pilot, thrilled by his stunt. From that moment on, Dengler was determined to become a flyer...
...with federally-set standards, which would presumably include securing cockpit doors, it is unlikely that future terrorists will attempt to repeat the 9/11 attacks...
Many Harvard first-years’ ideal night is spent jaunting from the Cockpit to the Belltower sipping beer alongside signs saying, “You Must Be 21 To Drink.” For students who do not share this enthusiasm, however, upperclass parties funded by the Undergraduate Council (UC) have little allure. The UC’s decision to augment freshman party grants with an additional $150 per week is a step forward in improving social life for all students on campus that we hope will continue beyond the current three-week trial period...
...pilots changed course several times on approach-a necessity in a war zone where C17s have been shot at. But pilots are by nature a cool lot: when one of the Air Force's highest-ranking generals, Lt. Gen. Gene Renuart, popped up to the cockpit, they spent a more than an hour shooting the breeze with him. Then the pilots armed the countermeasures to defend the aircraft in case it was attacked, the interior lights were dimmed, and only the green glow of military lights shined on the Silver Bullet...
Where to find you on a Saturday night: The Cockpit...