Elderly Non-Pilot Lands Plane

Matching Exercise

Tap a card below, then select its correct matching counterpart.

Set 1

An 80-year-old woman named Martha showed great bravery
Even though she had no flying experience,
The police said that her husband
Martha had to make an emergency landing
The local police quickly asked an experienced pilot

Set 2

The pilot flew along beside her
He guided her to the nearest runway
People who saw the landing said
The nose of the plane went down too fast
Sadly, Martha’s husband was taken to the hospital

Set 3

Martha only had minor injuries,
Her husband was a very experienced pilot
Their love story started in an Army hospital
The couple had just celebrated
She advised people who fly often