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Pilot sucked halfway out of plane at 17,300 feet survived as crew held his legs

A British Airways captain was pulled halfway out of his cockpit after a window shattered at 24,000 feet in 1990. Two crew members held him while the co-pilot took control and made an emergency landing at Southampton.

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    Pilot sucked halfway out of plane at 17,300 feet survived as crew held his legs (opens Times of India in a new tab)

    A British Airways captain was pulled halfway out of his cockpit after a window shattered at 24,000 feet in 1990. Two crew members held him while the co-pilot took control and made an emergency landing at Southampton.

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