American Captain J. H. Hedley was riding in a plane piloted by a Canadian named Makepeace on January 6, 1918, when at 15,000 feet, they came under German attack. Makepeace suddenly put the plane into a steep dive to evade their attackers, and Hedley flew right out of his seat into the open sky. When Makepeace finally pulled out of his dive, Hedley landed on the plane’s tail. Apparently, he was caught in a suction created by the dive and was pulled along with the aircraft. Grabbing hold of the tail, he was eventually able to drag himself back into his seat.
Source:
Stephens, John Richard. “Firsthand Accounts by Famous People.” Weird History 101: Tales of Intrigue, Mayhem, and Outrageous Behavior. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006. 94. Print.
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