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24-Hour World Record Smashed by Diabetic Pilots
Sep20

24-Hour World Record Smashed by Diabetic Pilots

Douglas Cairns and Torborn Dahl (Thor), both pilots with type 1 diabetes, have smashed the existing world record to visit as many US states as possible in 24 hours, extending the number from 23 to 29 states. Douglas and Thor departed Sanford (Maine) in a twin-engine Beech Baron and zig-zagged their way down the US east coast as far as South Carolina, then westwards to Arkansas before heading north to Ohio and across Lake Michigan to...

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