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Test pilot George Aird ejecting from his Lightning F1 aircraft, 1962 (he lived) (lemmy.world)
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[-] MajesticSloth@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Jim Meads took the photo. He and his family were neighbors of Bob Sowray, who was supposed to be flying the plane originally. He told Jim he was going to be flying that day, so Jim took his kids to see it.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the additional details

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