Gander, Newfoundland played important role in relief effort during 9/11
Roy Green Show
English - September 04, 2016 20:54 - 11 minutes - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Gander International Airport in Newfoundland was once a cosmopolitan crossroads where transatlantic flights carrying everyone from world leaders to Humphrey Bogart touched down to refuel. Its modernist lounge with geometric flooring and sleek furniture is a trip back to 1959, when the Queen opened it as an avant-garde ode to the glamour of air travel.
But on 9/11, it served as more than just an airport.
Phil Ralph, who joins us on the Roy Green Show, was in Gander on that fateful day.
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Gander International Airport in Newfoundland was once a cosmopolitan crossroads where transatlantic flights carrying everyone from world leaders to Humphrey Bogart touched down to refuel. Its modernist lounge with geometric flooring and sleek furniture is a trip back to 1959, when the Queen opened it as an avant-garde ode to the glamour of air travel.
But on 9/11, it served as more than just an airport.
Phil Ralph, who joins us on the Roy Green Show, was in Gander on that fateful day.
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