The Longest Flight

Shirley Woodhouse Murdock, co-author of the book, The Longest Flight: Yuma’s Quest for the Future: Sixty Years Later, talked about a 1949 pu… read more

Shirley Woodhouse Murdock, co-author of the book, The Longest Flight: Yuma’s Quest for the Future: Sixty Years Later, talked about a 1949 publicity stunt orchestrated to keep Yuma Army Air Field from closing. Two pilots, including Ms. Murdock’s brother, stayed in the air for 47 days straight.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Yuma, Arizona on April 1-4 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. close

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The Longest Flight

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Program ID:
312410-1
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Yuma, Arizona, United States
First Aired:
May 04, 2013 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
May 05, 2013 | 3:50pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • May 04, 2013 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 04, 2013 | 2:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 04, 2013 | 11:47pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 05, 2013 | 4:50am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 05, 2013 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 05, 2013 | 3:50pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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