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Old 30th Dec 2016, 09:08
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deefer dog
 
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I have a vague recollection of some poor chap who died following a forced landing in a Harvard. The aircraft tipped over on soft ground and he was left completely uninjured hanging upside down in his straps. Unfortunately it took a while for the aircraft to be found, and then longer to upright the aircraft (due to the soft ground) to get him out. In the meanwhile he died - and if memory serves correctly it was as a result of kidney failure due to our kidneys not working while inverted.

I'll dig out the report later to check my memory.
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