What happens
Air traffic controller Rockford Tower in Rockford, Illinois, guides a lost pilot, identified only as 457, whose single-engine Beechcraft is running low on fuel in fog and low cloud. The controller tries to fix the plane's position using radio ranges and talks the inexperienced pilot through the procedure, while the pilot's son is frightened aboard. The story comes from the series Suspense, with Frank Lovejoy starring in the leading role. It was first broadcast on July 13, 1958.
Rockford airport control tower and the surrounding skies at night during fog and low cloud
Characters: Frank Lovejoy, Rockford Tower controller, Pilot of Beechcraft 457
Listen for: The controller's careful radio instructions as he guides the lost pilot through the night approach
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.