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		js2 on Oct 16, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Fell 15,000 Feet and Lived Huh, an F-8, just like Lt Col William Rankin who spent over 40 minutes stuck in a thundercloud after ejecting from his F-8: https://www.damninteresting.com/rider-on-the-storm/

adamredwoods on Oct 16, 2017 [–]

Nice, thanks for sharing! I also like Bill Weaver's story of ejecting from an SR-71: http://www.chuckyeager.org/news/sr-71-disintegrated-pilot-fr...

and this one of a paraglider surviving a thunderstorm uplift: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/dead-luck-ewas-flight-of...

dbrgn on Oct 16, 2017 | [–]

You can watch the documentary about Ewa here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTEoD2j4xdQ

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