From the Diamond to the Cockpit: The Ballplayers Who Flew into Combat Part 2

Podcast: The Naval Aviation Ready Room Podcast with Legends and Leaders · The Naval Aviation Museum

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

Trailing a blowtorch of fire and jet fuel, Captain Theodore Samuel Williams wrestled a crippled Grumman F9F Panther toward a runway he had never seen before descending at 200 knots with failed hydraulics, no landing gear, and dead radios. If he pulled the ejection seat handle, the canopy rail would likely shear off his knees, ending his baseball career forever. Instead, the greatest hitter in baseball history stayed with the burning jet and belly-landed it in a shower of sparks. In this part 2 episode of Footnotes of History, Host Captain Tim "Lucky" Kinsella continues his deep dive...