Tammie Jo Shults
publication date: Sunday, April 22, 2018 (part of Spring 2018)
category: 
Disasters
clue: She learned to fly Navy fighter jets in the 1990s, so landing one Southwest plane with a damaged engine wasn't going to make her nervous.
explanation: Shults was the pilot who landed a Southwest plane after an engine explosion in April 2018, praised for her calm demeanor during the emergency. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Matthew Preston
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