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1. Oct 1943--Bailed out of an exploding P-39, suffering back injuries.
2. March 1944--His P-51 shot down by German FW-190. Bailed out, suffered shrapnel wounds in hands and feet.
3. August 1945--Vertical climb in P-59, stall-out, spin, but regained control just before crashing.
4. January 1946--T-6 Trainer blows master rod, brought it down deadstick into a farmyard, crashing through a barn.
5. April 1947--Flying a B-25, lightning strikes aircraft and blows out plexiglass nose, lands safely.
6. October 1947--Bell X-1 loses all power, lands safely.
7. 1950--F-86 loses elevator and 1/3 horizontal stabilizer in dive, lands safely.
8. 1950--Turnbine wheel of F-86 fails, engine loses all power, deadstick landing.
9. December 1953--Bell X-1A goes divergent on 3 axis, uncontrolled spin, breaks canopy with helmet, manages pull-out after a 55,000 foot fall.
10. 1962--Passenger in Huey that crashes into a mountain lake, suffers serious head wounds, walks 9 miles for aid, 138 sutures.
11. 1963--F-104 Starfighter with rocket assist losses power at 100,000 feet, goes into flat spin; bails out but hit by ejection seat; helmet insulation catches fire, suffers severe burns and partial loss of 2nd finger.
2. March 1944--His P-51 shot down by German FW-190. Bailed out, suffered shrapnel wounds in hands and feet.
3. August 1945--Vertical climb in P-59, stall-out, spin, but regained control just before crashing.
4. January 1946--T-6 Trainer blows master rod, brought it down deadstick into a farmyard, crashing through a barn.
5. April 1947--Flying a B-25, lightning strikes aircraft and blows out plexiglass nose, lands safely.
6. October 1947--Bell X-1 loses all power, lands safely.
7. 1950--F-86 loses elevator and 1/3 horizontal stabilizer in dive, lands safely.
8. 1950--Turnbine wheel of F-86 fails, engine loses all power, deadstick landing.
9. December 1953--Bell X-1A goes divergent on 3 axis, uncontrolled spin, breaks canopy with helmet, manages pull-out after a 55,000 foot fall.
10. 1962--Passenger in Huey that crashes into a mountain lake, suffers serious head wounds, walks 9 miles for aid, 138 sutures.
11. 1963--F-104 Starfighter with rocket assist losses power at 100,000 feet, goes into flat spin; bails out but hit by ejection seat; helmet insulation catches fire, suffers severe burns and partial loss of 2nd finger.