Meteor Mid-Air
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the airborne collision in 1951 when two Meteor Mk 8s of 65 from Linton collided at 30,000ft. One pilot died, but the other, Sgt Bill Tollit ejected from an inverted spinning aircraft and landed in a field near Strubby still strapped in his seat minus gloves and mask which had been ripped off during the ejection, his fingers were frozen so that he could not release himself from the seat , he pulled the D-ring before passing into unconciousness. The chute had deployed from between his legs because the front of the seat had been damaged by the explosion allowing the chute to stream out between his legs, He suffered a fractured skull and frostbitten fingers.
Bill went on to fly for the R.C.A.F. in their F86 display team.
I knew him when he was at Cambrian on Viscounts in the late sixties, but sadly, the Big C got him and he died at an early age.
If my memory serves me correctly, his story was featured in a book called "Into the Silk" by Ian Mackersley.