May 27, 2021
In this episode Matt Crawford speaks with author Eric Lindner about his book Tiger In The Sea. On a moonless September night in 1962, a Flying Tiger lost 3 of 4 engines and had to ditch into a roiling Atlantic Ocean with 20 foot swells, 1000 miles from land. A story of unequaled bravery and heroism this is a story that need to be read. Lindner details the grace and fortitude exampled by Captain Jon Murray and his crew on that chilly evening in their efforts to save the passengers after surviving a harrowing open ocean landing.