Nicholas Stephen Alkemade (10 December 1922 – 22 June 1987...

Nicholas Stephen Alkemade (10 December 1922 – 22 June 1987...

wikipedia - 14 Nov 2021
Nicholas Stephen Alkemade (10 December 1922 – 22 June 1987) was an English tail gunner in the Royal Air Force during World War II who survived a freefall of 18,000 feet (5,490 m) without a parachute after abandoning his out-of-control, burning Avro Lancaster heavy bomber over Germany.

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Amazing story of the wartime RAF gunner who fell 18,000 feet from burning plane and survived

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As POW in the Great Escape camp

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Nicholas Alkemade