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Old 15th Oct 2014, 00:11
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John Eacott
 
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It hit the runway inverted and slid for 1,200 feet with the flight test observers bonedome rubbing on the asphalt. His bonedome was so worn away as a result that there was only the inner fabric between his head and the runway left!
Ejection with the driver might have been a good option
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