{"id":23994,"date":"2025-08-12T01:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23994"},"modified":"2025-08-12T01:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T01:20:26","slug":"the-incredible-story-of-a-british-airways-piiot-who-survived-being-ejected-from-a-plane-for-20-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=23994","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Story of a British Airways PiIot Who Survived Being Ejected from a Plane for 20 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1990, British Airways pilot Tim Lancaster experienced a harrowing event when the cockpit windshield blew out at 17,000 feet during a flight from Birmingham to M\u00e1laga, Spain, causing him to be partially sucked out of the aircraft.<\/p><div class=\"kxlrj69fee55945e7c\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.kxlrj69fee55945e7c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.kxlrj69fee55945e7c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.kxlrj69fee55945e7c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.kxlrj69fee55945e7c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.kxlrj69fee55945e7c {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>His legs remained inside while the rest of his body was exposed to freezing air at high altitude. 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