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I read that. That he swooped down whilst on fire to get his pax out, who duly jumped. Sadly, the loss of the pax's weight meant that the airship went up again with him in it. In my opinion the guy deserves a George Cross as he could have just bailed when close to the ground and left his pax to it.
I never new him but I do admire his courage.
CPL Clott