Talk about accommodating a health condition. According to
Dieselpunk, Winston Churchill's doctors prohibited him from flying over 8,000 feet. Since being Prime Minister necessarily meant speedy travel, Winston had a custom-built airplane with a pressurized "life pod" that maintained an internal pressure equivalent to 5,000 feet, and also allowed him to smoke a cigar. The pod is featured in
this photo from a 1947 issue of Life magazine.
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