anyone heard this or is it a wind up.......

[lucykatie]

my sister has informed me of a recent news story about an aircraft which left birmingham airport and the windscreen blew off and the pilot was sucked out....the co-pilot grabbed hold of hios legs and the pilot survived.

as i am typing this i am thinking....yeah right....but you never know.

please can someone help.

sounds like an urban myth to me

Hugely sceptical...

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ah, well i too am a tererible flyer and we jet off next week to ibiza, so all the horror stories are flowing at the moment....not great for me as i really am panicing.....

It was 1990 - I'd hardly call that recent!

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lucy - you'll be fine (and I know this next comment might not be the most helpful thing anyone has ever said to you)

BUT - you're at a MUCH higher chance of being in a car accident on the way to the airport than an accident involving the plane.

lucykatie - unless you are volunteering to pilot the aircraft I wouldn't worry about getting sucked through the windscreen. And if you sit a few rows back then all the people in front will get sucked out first anyway and block the hole.

See - you'll be fine

Yes it definatley happened there was a TV programme about it last week interviewing all of those involved

The screws for the window were the wrong size when the window was replaced

They all survived even the captain

saint george...i will pre book my seats then.

ah i knew you would all help, my sister must of seen the programme last week i presume.

i keep telling myself that all is well etc, and yeah the facts about car travel as opposed to air travel have all been said.

BUT....i panic, and even paniced on 1 hour flight in feb, had panic attack mid-flight.

not great, my 2 dds are with me this time and i really do not want to frighten them, my dd1 loves flying. so any suggestions would be helpfull.

I think was in a recent Sunday supplement too (along the lines of "I survived..."). An amazing story.

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will get that book and have a read.

i have been flying since i was 10, always loved it, since having kids i hate it.

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Cripes so it did happen then !

It was a DEFFO BRILL PROGRAMME

THey were all really brave

mosschops you're like me- I'm a phobic flyer and knew it was BA.

I'm a phobic flyer and my dh is a pilot!