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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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.
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