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Florida Crash Puts Focus on ‘Mayday,’ the International Distress Signal

A pilot’s distress call before a deadly Florida crash draws attention to “mayday,” a century-old international emergency signal.

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Florida Crash Puts Focus on ‘Mayday,’ the International Distress Signal

A pilot issued a frantic distress call shortly before a deadly crash in Florida on Sunday, The New York Times reported.

The incident has drawn attention to “mayday,” a signal dating back about a century. The Times examined how the call became the international standard for signaling distress.

Originally reported by The New York Times. Read the full story at The New York Times

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