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Heroes of flight 5390: Captain Tim Lancaster surrounded by crew, from left, Alistair Atchison, John Howard, Nigel Ogden, Susan Prince and ... 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PhotosoftherealBAplanecrewandcaptainconvalescinginhospitalsoonfollowed,groundingthebizarreimageinfact.Flight5390isoneofthemoststoriedandremarkablenear-missesinBritishAirway'shistory.MostremarkableperhapsishowallthoseonboardtheflightinJune1990,livedtotellthetale:Itwas27minutesintotheflightfromBirminghamtoMalaga,Spain,somewhereovertheEnglishMidlandstwoofthecockpitwindowssmashed,depressurisingthecabin.CaptainTimLancasterwhowasatthecontrolswasinstantlysuckedoutofthecockpit.Heroesofflight5390:CaptainTimLancastersurroundedbycrew,fromleft,AlistairAtchison,JohnHoward,NigelOgden,SusanPrinceandSimonRogers.Photo/PAImagesviaGettyImagesIninterviewswiththecabincrew,theydescribedthechaosthatfollowed.Exposedtotherushingwindandpressuredifferenceat7000maltitudethecockpitdoorwasrippedoffitshinges.Remarkablyonequickthinkingflightattendant,NigelOgden,wasabletograbhiscaptain'sankles,beforehedisappearedoutthewindow."IwhippedroundandsawthefrontwindscreenhaddisappearedandTim,thepilot,wasgoingoutthroughit–hehadbeensuckedoutofhisseatbeltandallIcouldseewerehislegs,"OgdensaidlaterinaninterviewwiththeSydneyMorningHerald.RelatedarticlesNewZealandEditorial:Freedomcamperstaketoomanyliberties18Nov04:00PMTravelThermal-powereddaysoutandfreehotwaterattractions18Nov05:07PMTravelInfluencer'scarry-onhacklandshimonno-flylist18Nov08:00PMTravelWorkfromhome?Holidayfromanywhere!19Nov06:03PMOgdenwashailedaheroforhisactions.Withouthisquickreactionsthepilotlikelywouldhavebeenlostoutthewindowand,agreaterdangerstill,theyavoidedthegrimriskofthecaptainbeingcaughtbytheengines–causingtheentireplanetobelost."Ijumpedoverthecontrolcolumnandgrabbedhimroundhiswaisttoavoidhimgoingoutcompletely.AdvertisementAdvertisewithNZME."Hisshirthadbeenpulledoffhisbackandhisbodywasbentupwards,doubledoverroundthetopoftheaircraft."Hislegswerejammedforward,disconnectingtheautopilot,andtheflightdoorwasrestingonthecontrols,sendingtheplanehurtlingdownatnearly650kilometresperhourthroughsomeofthemostcongestedskiesintheworld,"hetoldtheHerald.BAC1-11:Crewand87passengerswereatmortalriskaftertwocockpitwindowsblewoutmidflight.Photo/WikimediaCommonsWhilethecaptainwasheldfornow,Ogdenfelthisgriplooseningandtheplanewasstillmanyminutesawayfromanemergencylanding.Hewasabletogethelpfromasecondflightattendant–JohnHeward–tohelpsecurethecaptain.Co-pilotAlistairAtchinsonwrestledwiththecontrolsashetriedtolandtheplane,solo."AllIcanrememberislookingatAlastairAtchinson,theco-pilot,strugglingtogettheplaneundercontrolandshouting'Mayday!Mayday!'intotheradio,"OgdenrecalledtoTheSundayTimes.Bythistimethecabincrewwerejoinedbyanothermember,SimonRogers,whowasabletotiehimselftoacockpitchair,andstopTimfromslipping.Howeverallthreemencouldnotreturnhimtothecockpit.Theywereforcedtoholdhiminplacefor20agonisingminutes.Thelivesofthecrewand87passengersdependedonthecaptainnotbeingsuckedoutthewindow.AdvertisementAdvertisewithNZME."Hisfacewasbangingagainstthewindowwithbloodcomingoutofhisnoseandthesideofhishead,hisarmswereflailingandseemedaboutsixfeet(2metres)long,"recalledOgden.CaptainTimspent20minuteslikethisontheoutsideofthecockpit,astheplaneradioedinanemergencylandingtoSouthamptonAirport,theirclosestlandingstriptodivertto."Mostterrifyingly,hiseyeswerewideopen.I'llneverforgetthatsightaslongasIlive."Cabincrewmember,SuePrincehadbeeninthecabinwiththepassengerswhowereunderstandablydistraught.AstheyrapidlydescendedonapproachtoSouthamptonPrinceandOgdentoldthepassengersto"brace,brace"whileAlastairbroughttheplaneintoland.PilotTimothyLancaster,returningtoflyingontheinsideofBA'splanesjust5monthson.Photo/PAImagesviaGettyImagesRemarkablythelandingwassmoothandtheBAC1-11wasmetonthetarmacbyemergencyservices."Hebroughtthatplanedownperfectly,"saidOgden.AdvertisementAdvertisewithNZME.Moreremarkablestillapartfromseveralbrokenbonesandseverefrostbite,thecaptainhadsurvivedalmosthalfanhourontheoutsideoftheplane,heldonlybyhislegs.OninvestigationbytheUKAirAccidentsInvestigationBranchitwasdiscoveredthemaintenancecrewhadreplacedthewindowpanelswithincorrectbolts.Theboltswhichwereofatoosmalldiameterhadbeenhangingonbytheirthreadsuntilthefatefulmomentwhencabinpressureblewthewindowsout.CaptainTimLancasterwasnotdeterred.Hereturnedtoflyingthesameplanemodelfivemonthslater.HecontinuedtoflywithBAuntilhisretirementin2003afterwhichhejoinedthebudgetcarrierEasyJetforthenextfiveyears.Therestofhiscareerwasspentflyingontheinsideofplanecabins.ThedramaticincidentwasrecreatedbyTVnetworkNationalGeographicinthe2005documentaryAirCrashInvestigation:BlowOut,fromwhichtheremarkablestillsweretaken.Itwastheseimageswhichhadfoundviralinterestonlinewithpassengersrecallingtheirflyinghorrorstories.in1990thewindowofaplanefelloffandoneofthepilotsgotsuckedoutsotheyjustheldontohislegswhiletheplanelandedpic.twitter.com/dp4mINhWy9—DavidFarrier(@davidfarrier)November13,2020 OneaviationenthusiastsaidheflewwithCaptainTimonanEasyJetflightfromAmsterdamintheearly2000s-towhichoneRedditorreplied"IhopeyoutookyourwindowofopportunityandtoldTimto'buckleup'".KiwidocumentarymakerDavidFarrierretweetedtheimages,sayingthe"storyoftim,alastair,nigel,john,simonandfreddy"wasafavouriteofhis.AdvertisementAdvertisewithNZME.Itisnotclearwhich'Freddy'Farrierwasreferingto,possiblyrefertoFreddyYetman-technicalsecretaryforBritishAirlinePilotsAssociation-whodefendedtheaircraft'ssafetyrecordduringtheinquiry.SaveshareSharethisarticlefacebookcopylinktwitterlinkedinredditemailAdvertisementAdvertisewithNZME.LatestfromTravelTravelStunningNoosa:theholidayhavenwithsomethingforeveryone25Sep04:30AMTravelUpdatedMentalHealthAwarenessWeek:NZersrevealtheplacesthatliftthemup25Sep03:48AMTravelTravelAlerts:OutdooradventuresandaquirkyNorthlandartfest25Sep02:45AMTravelHeartofthePacific:WhySamoaistheauthenticislandgetaway24Sep10:45PMTravelSouthAucklandsanctuary:WhyPukekoheistheperfectspot24Sep04:00PMMostPopularNewZealand|CrimeBeachsidealcoholstorelatestramraidvictim24Sep11:00PMNewZealandDon'tworryit'sjustadrill:Tsunamisirenstobetestedtoday24Sep09:45PMPremiumSport|RugbyJosephParkerreveals'masterplan'tobeatJoeJoyce24Sep08:56PMAdvertisementAdvertisewithNZME.TOP