Originally Posted by
flydive1
Yes, that would be my first concern if I was badly injured in a crash
I guess you always travel(pax or crew) in old dirty clothes just in case
True story, but thankfully not to me - but I was professionally in the vicinity.
Two people in a flexwing, fluffed a landing at a farmstrip, rolled over, fuel tank burst, covered them with fuel. They crawled out - minor injuries, very shaken indeed. Thankfully, there was no spark, so they didn't turn into human fireballs. No idea what they were wearing, but I'd guess probably nice warm padded Ozee suits or similar.
Somebody at the farm, very generously, said "go and shower the petrol off, we'll lend you a couple of sets of clothes, then run you to A&E to get checked over".
So wearing borrowed clothes, dropped at A&E, said they'd get a taxi back later.
A&E, quick diagnosis, decided they needed to be quickly checked over sans clothes, knew they'd been in an air crash, so elected to cut the clothes off - not taking any arguments on the topic.
A few hours later, pilot and pax, rather sheepish, return to the strip in hospital gowns and a taxi, and present their kind rescuers with their clothes back - chopped up in carrier bags.
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