Jon Van Duyn (JVD)
Jon Van Duyn (JVD)
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Joined: Oct 11, 2003 Posts: 832 Location: Point Desny, Mauritius
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Today I met someone who explained to me that his grandfather was shot down in a spitfire by a BF109 during the middle of the WWII. He said that when his grandfather ejected, his one ball got wedged inbetween the mirror on top of the spitfire. After getting wedged his ball was ripped off whilst the plane was falling out of the sky 😳 😳 😂

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Jonathan (99jolegg)
Jonathan (99jolegg)
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Joined: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 4112 Location: UK
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😳 ..... Puke Up

tomthetank
tomthetank
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Joined: Aug 24, 2003 Posts: 3392 Location: Newport S/Wales
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😳 It brings tears to my eyes Fear

Kurt Stevens (KurtPStevens)
Kurt Stevens (KurtPStevens)
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Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 218 Location: Cleveland, OH - USA
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ouch

figherjock
figherjock
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if i ever have to eject im holding my hands over em

Martin (Blake14)
Martin (Blake14)
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Joined: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 141 Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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poor guy!!! 😳 😂

RadarMan
RadarMan
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Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17926 Location: U.S.A
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Bless him, a member of the Greatest Generation!

Radar

Manuel Agustin Clausse (Agus0404)
Manuel Agustin Clausse (Agus0404)
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Joined: Jul 29, 2004 Posts: 2272 Location: Evora, Portugal. Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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tomthetank wrote:

😳 It brings tears to my eyes Fear

The same happens to me sometimes.

Guest
Guest
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So that's what "Flying by the Seat of Your Pants" means.

Quite common too for knee injuries from ejection seat exits.

Matthew Shope (mypilot)
Matthew Shope (mypilot)
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Joined: Nov 26, 2004 Posts: 1695 Location: Long Beach, California KLGB/KTOA
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I geese! Crying or Very sad

Guest Ed
Guest Ed
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Ooh. That's gotta hurt. 😳

Ed

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