A British pilot in Vietnam came very close to dying, in fact he is quoted as saying that he would probably have died had he been elsewhere. The worrying question is whether he and others who have been seriously ill will get their class 1 medicals back. There are reports of serious follow on consequences and as a class 1 medical holder these concern me. As far as actually dying there have been a number of cases reported in the media, a Kenya 787 captain, and an Air India pilot are two I remember.