VILNIUS - No pilot in the world had ever done it before. Jurgis Kairys, one of the leading acrobatic pilots on the planet, flew his plane under 10 bridges that span Vilnius' Neris River in just a half hour's time.The daredevil stunt, broadcast on TV channels around the world, drew thousands of spectators Sept. 18. Traffic over each bridge was stopped by police for some 10 minutes. Sony cameras installed in the cockpit recorded Kairys' bird's eye view. Away from the bridges, the rest of Vilnius seemed deserted.On the eve of his flight, Kairys told reporters, "The only case in which I won't f...
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