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11-08-2008, 05:16 PM #1
Pilot goes blind mid-air, lands safely
LONDON - A British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was talked safely down by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday.
Jim O'Neill asked for help after he was went blind 40 minutes into a flight from Scotland to southeastern England last week. The BBC reported that O'Neill, flying a small Cessna aircraft, lost his sight 5,500 feet in the air.
"It was terrifying," O'Neill said. "Suddenly, I couldn't see the dials in front of me."
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Wow....just wow....glad he made it down okay!
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11-08-2008, 05:34 PM #2
Wow!
That's one heck of a story for the pilot's grandkids!
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11-08-2008, 05:55 PM #3
Wow ! indeed a great story for his kids/grandkids
think if it was a boing 747 with full capacity .. That would've been even more scary .
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11-09-2008, 04:37 AM #4
Wow, that must have been scary! Glad to hear he landed safely!
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11-09-2008, 01:19 PM #5
Wow! I'm sure something like that would be really scary! Glad he's ok!
Ashley
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