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Man Survived 22,000-Foot Fall Out of a B-17 Bomber – http://wrhstol.com/1fp7aIF

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Alan Magee of Angel Fire ranked among the luckiest of those who served in the Army-Air Force during World War II. A B-17 ball turret gunner, Magee had no choice but to jump out of a disabled, spinning-out-of-control bomber from about 22,000 feet. A drop of more than four miles…. – http://wrhstol.com/1fp7aIF

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