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Ascend Charlie
Not really minor, he had serious burns to his face and hands. The bomb exploded under his wing, hot metal tore through the oxy system and the cockpit was a sheet of flame. His initial response was to put his hands to his face, and you could see the shape of his fingers which protected the skin in places. Then he took one hand away to pull the handle of the Martin Baker Departure Lounge. During the parachute descent, he wondered at the long strips hanging from his hands - thought it might be his flying gloves, but it was strips of barbecued skin...
Sorry, didn't remember the details. I was at Seeb. Did he recover to fly again?
Heard a story that his sons on school hols were in the butts watching. Asked if they would like to go and see dad in hospital by helicopter, they said they wanted to see the wreckage of the Jag instead.