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The Man Who Landed Twice
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Unbelievable RecordsJul 03, 2026

The Man Who Landed Twice

The Man Who Landed Twice New York, 1956. Thomas Fitzpatrick made a bar bet in Washington Heights. He drove to New Jersey and stole a plane. He landed it on St. Nicholas Avenue at 3 a.m. Charges were quietly dropped. Two years later, someone at the same bar doubted him. He stole another plane. He landed on Amsterdam Avenue, just blocks away.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Fitzpatrick_(pilot)
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