Episode 20: Connecting Planes in Trouble with Ships at Sea | AIN Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast
Finding Ways to Reduce Time to Rescue After Ditching

A World War II era bomber pressed into transoceanic service as a freighter is lost. It’s night. The water below is frigid. Whether the crew survives depends on how close to a ship they can ditch their aircraft. Now, a new initiative would put ships and planes together, greatly reducing the time in water for aircraft crewmembers.