Seconds From Disaster: Pilot Ejects From Fighter B4 Crush

• Airforceone

  27 Jul 10, 13:57

  With only a split second before his plane hit the ground in giant ball of flame, this air force pilot miraculously managed to eject to safety.

  As Captain Brian Bews, 36, of the Royal Canadian Air Force performed a daring low pass of an airfield yesterday, his CF-18 fighter jet suddenly stalled.

  But his quick reactions and his rocket-powered ejector seat saved his life as he was catapulted out of the stricken £30million aircraft.

  

  

  

  

  What a lucky escape, Captain Bews was taken to hospital, where he will remain this weekend after landing hard and getting dragged across the runway by his parachute.

  So now you know who is more precious, Pilot or Plane.

• Fatum

  27 Jul 10, 14:02

  imagine the size of his 1206 ...

• Arapahoe

  27 Jul 10, 18:06

  Does the pilot get to fly again?

• dechang

  27 Jul 10, 19:46

  with $30 million you can train up a few thousand pilots leh..

• Meia Gisborn

  28 Jul 10, 00:16

  Originally posted by Arapahoe:

  Does the pilot get to fly again?

  
  Yes, in a Cessna 150.

   

  

• Shotgun

  28 Jul 10, 05:03

  looks like one of his engines quit as he tried to advance the throttles to regain speed after his low speed pass.