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Former Air Traffic Controller Remembers Time When Gander was the Crossroads of the World

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A long-time air traffic controller at Gander International remembers when the airport was grabbing headlines world-wide long before 9-11. Gander was a fueling stop for trans-Atlantic flights, and countless times during the 1960s and 70s, and even into the 1980s, passengers on board Aeroflot or Cubana aircraft would defect after disembarking at the iconic international lounge. Author and former air traffic controller, Jack Pinsent (via Flanker Pr…
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VOCM broke the news in on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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