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In 1949 an Italian airliner going from Alexandria to Rome delayed itself an hour over the Ionian Sea west of Greece. The copilot took Alitalia’s newly acquired DC-4 down in a flat spiral, circling ancient Mount Aenos, while the captain went back to assess a passenger situation. The young radioman tapped his Morse key to alert the Cephalonia airport they had a medical crisis on board. (more…)