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A German pilot has traced the image of a syringe on a flight path to celebrate the arrival of the vaccine in Germany, Flightradar24 reports.
Taking off from Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) at 10:04 local time on December 24th, the pilot proceeded to draw an intricate depiction of a syringe, complete with droplets from the needle. The flight-path pattern required rather sharp turns, but the nimble Diamond DA20 Katana aircraft with registration D-ENIG was well-suited to the task.
The pilot reached a height of 5,475 feet and a top speed of 121 knots just as they were completing one side of the syringe’s barrel. The thin line of the needle was accomplished by backtracking the exact flight path they had taken to its tip.
A 96-year-old living in a care home in central Spain has become the first Spaniard to be vaccinated against Covid-19, in an event broadcast by national television, AFP reports.
from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3rv7CMO
