Lovefly® Blog - Stalin had a fear of flying

Saw this story in BBC World News talking about Stalin having a fear of flying... didn't know that!

Turns out that fear of flying is not a new thing then.  

Here is some of the article: 
'In February 1945, three men met in a holiday resort to decide the fate of the world.

Nazi Germany was on its knees. Soviet troops were closing in on Berlin, while Allied forces had crossed Germany's western border. In the Pacific, US troops were steadily but bloodily advancing towards Japan.

As their armies poised for victory, the so-called Big Three - US President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin - agreed to meet in Yalta, a Soviet resort on the Black Sea.

At the end of the bloodiest conflict the world had ever known, 75 years ago, the Allies wanted to stop such devastation from ever happening again...Although Roosevelt wanted to meet somewhere in the Mediterranean, Stalin - who had a fear of flying - instead offered up Yalta...'


Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin

Back in 1945, flying was not that safe.  When the safety back then is compared to now, there is simply no comparison. The safety procedures and back up systems we have now are truly staggering. There is so much more in place now to keep you safe - you would be amazed and reassured.

Here is the full story here

Take care,
Lovefly® Team