Vignette-Out of the Loop
An air ace on a training spin
Fell out,survival seemed so slim
Seconds from death,his world falling in
He landed by chance on a Camel's wing-
Then managed to wrestle his way back in
Note:Inspired by story of Graham Donald's ,WW1 flying ace,pilot of a Sopwith
Camel,in 1917,fell out with no parachute(a deliberate policy by the high
command at the time!)on a training manoevre later landing on its wing at the
bottom of its loop,regained the cockpit and landed the plane safely.Truly a
magnificent man in a flying machine.
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