Jake Neher, KBRW – BarrowDouglas Cairns is a world renowned pilot, and has type-1 diabetes. That would’ve been impossible just over a decade ago, due to widespread restrictions against flying with the disease. Today, Cairns holds several aviation records. And on Tuesday, he touched down in Barrow after making a landmark expedition to the North Pole.Download Audio (MP3)
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