James "Doc" McFadden and the Hurricane Hunters

Deliberately flying an airplane into a hurricane might seem crazy. Deliberately flying a plane into a hurricane for the purpose of research, to better understand, and thus better prepare people, for the hurricane’s wrath might seem heroic.

Doing that nearly six hundred times in a career spanning more than five decades, might just make you one of the greatest unsung heroes of the modern era.

Special thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aircraft Operations Center:
NOAA OMAO AOC https://www.omao.noaa.gov/learn/aircraft-operations
NOAA AOC Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NOAAHurricaneHunters/
Fly NOAA Instagram https://www.instagram.com/flynoaa/?hl=en

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