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Old 11th September 2004 | 11:27
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BOAC
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I believe I heard in the 80's that autopsies on RAF fast-jet 'fatals' where the accident was due to 'other causes' showed marked coronary artery disease in most of the pilots, nearly all aged between 25 and 35.

I guess we all have it, fit or unfit, and no, it does not 'show' AFAIK.
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