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Air Traffic Controllers Guiding Skies Through Tragedy and Tech
Peter Bernhard, an idlewild based air traffic controller, embodies the shepherd role guiding hundreds of planes daily. The United 826 collision near Idlewild and LaGuardia killed 137, ending a career of calm under pressure and prompting questions about radio beams and equipment.
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Charles Stafford
New York
Pete Bernhard
Bernhard
Newark Airport
la Guardia
Idlewild
Long Island
Peter Bernhard
la ‘Guardia
Roger
United 826
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Federal Aviation Agney
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