Roscoe Turner y el león volador

Roscoe Turner y el león volador

May 31, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 203

About this episode

The episode tells the story of Colonel Roscoe Turner and his flying lion, Gilmore, highlighting their adventures and achievements in aviation.

The National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC has a lot to see. Tucked among the aircraft there is a display case with a lion. That lion is Gilmore. Gilmore, the flying lion (o león volador) flew more than 25,000 miles, including trips that broke speed records, with his owner Colonel Roscoe Turner, a daredevil pilot and aviation activist. This story is in the third person and past tense. Important vocabulary in the story includes: “avión” (plane), “pasajero” (passenger), “carrera...

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