What happens
Ranger Bill and his rangers Henry, Stumpy and Gray Wolf face a problem when Brad, an experienced ranger, suffers recurring migraines but refuses to see a doctor. Bill decides to ground Brad to force him to get help, and Brad reacts with anger. Preparing the rangers for flight training on a new aircraft, the crew watches as Brad takes off in a plane despite his illness. His migraine leaves him blind in the air, and his wife Sylvia and the others fear for his safety as Bill arranges to guide him down. The story is part of the Ranger Bill radio series, first aired on February 27, 1957.
A forest ranger station and its nearby airfield, where the rangers keep patrol aircraft and train for a new plane.
Characters: Ranger Bill, Brad, Henry, Stumpy, Gray Wolf, Sylvia, Colonel Anders
Listen for: Brad's stubborn refusal to see a doctor, and the tense radio exchange as Bill talks him down while he is blinded in the air.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.