[Sharon]

Stunning capture

Flight Lieutenant George Aird AFC, a test pilot with the De Havilland Aircraft Company, ejecting from an English Electric Lightning

[hal0mega]

Wow

[Kelseecat65]

Wow, that is amazing!!

[spudigitti]

Bet that hurt....

[djrizzz]

[icheerthebull]

even today with everything being filmed, every meal snapped and posted on twitter, webcams and cctv 24/7 a shot like that would still be amazing

Mr G P Aird AFC a test pilot with the He Havilland Aircraft Company, ejecting from Lightning P1B XG 332 on 13 September 1962. He was on finals for an emergency landing at Hatfield, following A double reheat fire warning occurred about 15 miles North East of Hatfield. George was making a normal powered approach, unfortunately he had to position for runway 06 as the wind was from the northeast. His approach to Hatfield was from the NE. The runway was short by Service standards so the manually operated barrier had been erected at the northeast end of 06. At about 10 seconds from touchdown, at about 100 ft, the aircraft suddenly pitched nose up and, since there was no response to the controls, he ejected. The aircraft crashed on the airfield, broke up and caught fire.