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Pilot Fabio Fontes in action - 04/03/2023


published on 8 May 2023 7 -

Found on YouTube. Created by "Roberto Smera - Aerial Shipspotting". Originally published on 2023-05-03.
A man in his own element. Meet Pilot Fabio Fontes, the oldest maritime pilot in activity at 84.
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