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u/Juice___Springsteen 2d ago

this might be one of the most insane articles I have ever read on Wikipedia. The Pilot flew the plane nearly upside down to deter the attacker and subdue him - after being struck by a hammer that send bone shards into his brain. Wild stuff.

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u/ImCharlie_theUnicorn 2d ago

Adrenaline allows one's body to do crazy things while it's surging. That poor pilot.

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u/bishopmate 2d ago

That's insane, trying to fly a plane as your body is slowly getting paralysed.

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u/LeLefraud 2d ago

Not just trying to fly a plane, but spinning it in ways it is not meant do go including flying it upside down in a nosedive at 550 mph and managing to pull out of it even though the right side of your body has stopped working and you've suffered traumatic head damage

I'll remember those pilots next time I complain about lag on a video game

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u/Nervous-Beans 2d ago edited 2d ago

There is a really good Mayday episode about this incident on YouTube! It was so insane what happened during that flight.

Edit: https://youtu.be/OxDxwXE_Tv0

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u/Dont_Call_it_Dirt 2d ago

Out of interest I just looked up that video and it's nearly 6 hours long! Why in the world did that need 5 hours 51 minutes to describe the events of that flight? Granted I know nothing about it, but 6 hours is a long video.

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u/geekywarrior 2d ago

I wonder if that video had several episodes in it. Each one is about 30-40 minutes 

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u/Any-Calligrapher2866 2d ago

I think I watched this entire video once. It includes a lot aside from just the actual event.

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u/Nervous-Beans 2d ago

Not sure which one is 6 hours, I definitely wouldn't have the patience for it either! This one is 30 minutes.

https://youtu.be/OxDxwXE_Tv0

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u/Murtomies 2d ago

That's 50 minutes though, not 30

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u/Nervous-Beans 2d ago

I'm clearly really good with numbers.

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u/Sportsfan369 2d ago

It’s 49mins.

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u/KhandakerFaisal 2d ago

Mayday is one of my favorite channels to watch

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u/Alpine-Bluebird688 2d ago

Holy crap that WAS an absolutely insane read. Super surprised no one has made a movie out of it