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Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Rankin (October 16, 1920 – July 6, 2009) was the only known person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud. He was a pilot in the United States Marine Corps and a World War II and Korean War veteran. He was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter over a cumulonimbus cloud when the engine failed, forcing him to eject and parachute into the cloud.
William Rankin // 209 // The man who rode the thunder
William Rankin was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter on July 26th, 1959. During the flight, the engine stopped, and a fire warning light flashed. He was forced to eject and parachute into a cloud, where he got stuck in a thunderstorm. He suffered severe decompression which casued his eyes, ears…
Willliam Rankin, “After the Map: Cartography, Navigation, and the Transformation of Territory in the Twentieth Century” (U. Chicago Press, 2016)
Policymakers and the public clamored for maps throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Indeed, maps were a necessity for war, navigation, and countless other activities. Yet by the 1960s and 1970s, interest in maps waned while electronic coordinate systems emerged. But this was not solel…
William Rankin Fell Through A Thundercloud And Lived
Today in 1959, Marine Corps pilot William Rankin passed through the middle of a thundercloud after having to eject from his plane. And despite the storm’s best efforts, he made it through in one piece. Plus: starting today in Tenino, Washington, it’s Oregon Trail Days.
Meet the Marine who ‘rode t…
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The Pilot Who Fell Through a Thunderstorm… and Survived
⚡ Imagine being blasted from a jet at 47,000 feet… and falling into a raging thunderstorm.
That’s exactly what happened to Lt. Col. William Rankin, a Korean War pilot who survived nearly 40 minutes inside lightning, hail, and insane winds.
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William Rankin Interview Episode 601
What if the maps we trust most — the ones hanging in classrooms or glowing on our phones — are shaping not just how we see the world, but how we think about it?
In this episode, Matt Crawford speaks with William Rankin, historian of science, cartographer, and author of Radical Cartography: How Cha…
William Rankin "Radical Cartography: How Changing Our Maps Can Change Our World"
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"Radical Cartography: How Changing Our Maps Can Change Our World" by William Rankin
Where are you with maps? Still digging in the glove compartment for that dog-eared map of Iowa? Gazing contentedly at a map of the world with Greenland as the dominant feature? Maybe you’ve got a pocket map of attractions in Downtown Chicago?
Wherever you are when it comes to maps, you need to know…
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Learning and Leading in a Regenerative Economy - A Conversation with Graham Brown-Martin
In this episode, Tim Logan is joined by Ulrike Suwwan (from Guide and Lead) and Graham Brown-Martin to talk about the challenges and opportunities of rebuilding something different and more regenerative in our current situation. How can we lead our teams through a great depression, or enable a grea…
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