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To: DugwayDuke

There was also Alan Magee, who fell 22,000 feet and went through the glass roof of a railway station. He was very badly injured but lived to nearly 85.


17 posted on 06/09/2024 9:35:26 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

After seeing your post I found the article below, which references FreeRepublic from 20 years ago which I also linked.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/wwii-gunner-fell-22000-feet-without-a-parachute-and-survived.html

https://freerepublic.com/focus/fr/1071076/posts


27 posted on 06/09/2024 9:51:40 AM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

IIRC, the British tail gunner had a sprained ankle and a broken wrist.


35 posted on 06/09/2024 10:22:07 AM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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