File:William C. Ocker, Father of Blind Flying.jpg
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English: EARLY YEARS -- William C. Ocker, the father of "Blind Flying," flew from Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas, to March Field, California in a covered cockpit to prove that a pilot's instrumentation could be more reliable than his own natural senses. |
| Date | circa 1917 |
| Source | http://www.af.mil/News/Photos.aspx?igphoto=2000593088 |
| Author | Not given (U.S. Air Force photo) |
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