George was the sole crew member to survive the 1954 Viscount training crash
There were actually five survivors, one of whom was a seven year old boy. However, George was the only pilot who made it out. The three killed were all senior captains two of whom were undergoing endorsement training.
George who was a F/O at the time was standing behind the pilot that was occcupying the jump seat, and ran towards the rear of the aircraft as he observed the loss of directional control. The airspeed was below VMCA...
I had the pleasure of flying with him some years later when he had his command on F27s. A real gentleman.