Originally Posted by
IrishTiger
I hope that I never hear that. I always think about that British pilot who got sucked out his window. Gives me the creeps.
That was BA 111, below is some narrative from the report. The Capt, who was blue upon landing, survived.
"The accident happened when the aircraft was climbing through 17,300 feet on departure from Birmingham International Airport en route for Malaga, Spain. The left windscreen, which had been replaced prior to the flight, was blown out under effects of the cabin pressure when it overcame the retention of the securing bolts,84 of which, out of a total of 90, were of smaller than specified diameter. The commander was sucked halfway out of the windscreen aperture and was restrained by cabin crew whilst the co-pilot flew the aircraft to a safe landing at Southampton Airport."