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The incredible story of Barry Seal – the man who worked for both the CIA and Pablo Escobar
Some stories are stranger than fiction – like the tale of Barry Seal – drug smuggler, double-crosser, and pilot extraordinaire
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The incredible story of Barry Seal – the man who worked for both the CIA and Pablo Escobar
Some stories are stranger than fiction – like the tale of Barry Seal – drug smuggler, double-crosser, and pilot extraordinaire
Words: Joe Bullmore
Some stories are stranger than fiction. And though the tale of Barry Seal – drug smuggler, double-crosser, pilot extraordinaire – has now been transformed into a raucous Hollywood caper with Tom Cruise at the helm, the true story would be too outlandish for even the most imaginative screenwriter to pen.
Who was Barry Seal?
Adler Berriman “Barry” Seal was a talented pilot who, in the early 1980s, was one of the principal importers of cocaine into North America via a remote airstrip in a backwater of west Arkansas. But that wasn’t always the plan.
Born in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, in 1939, Seal developed a love of flying at a very early age – by the age of just 15, the budding airman had taken his first solo flight, and by 16 he’d gained his full pilot’s licence. His first job as a pilot was to tow advertising banners behind his tiny Cessna plane, before he slipped into the role of flight engineer at Trans World Airlines back in 1968. His natural talent and passion for planes quickly shone through, though, and soon Seal was installed as one of the youngest ever pilots in the TWA fleet.
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