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| We contacted Frank Ogden to ask him about the Canadian Light Plane
Altitude Record that he set in 1953 in CF-HFN, serial number 289.
Here is his email reply: |
| "Dave, you hit the right button. This is the guy. This is the plane. A Mooney M18 "Scotsman". I was the Canadian distributor for years.... It took place out of the Toronto Island Airport on the 12th of October 1953. The record has never been broken. Mainly, I suspect because most pilots are sensible enough to want 20- 30 gallons of gas left in the tanks to get back. I flew up until I ran out of gas and glided back to the same airport. With that plane that was not a problem....
Frank." |
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| Frank Ogden, elected Fellow of the Explorer's
Club and also known
as "Dr. Tomorrow", has done many interesting
things in his life. Have a look at his
website. |
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