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Old 23rd Nov 2009, 13:57
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Captain through the windscreen

I remember seeing the Air Crash Investigation programme a while ago about the BAC 1-11 windscreen blow-out in 1990, when the Captain was half sucked out, and the fantastic actions of the crew who managed to hang onto his legs until the plane landed, and saved his life.

I came across this report again recently on the web and was surprised to find out it happened over Didcot, where I now live.

I just wondered, does anybody know if the windscreen was ever recovered, whereabouts it fell to earth, and did it cause any damage on falling to the ground? I suspect it would have been a pretty hefty bit of metal and glass, and falling from 17,000 feet plus would have made quite a dent?
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