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September 28, 2015

What It's Like To Be Buried Alive

To keep myself calm, believe it or not, I was actually, in my head, singing the song of "Great Balls of Fire," by the wonderful Jerry Lee Lewis, to try and keep myself calm. —NPR

Posted by gerardvanderleun at September 28, 2015 8:57 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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With well over 5000 hours flying time, I've had a few terse moments. When peace emerged, I could no more tell you what I was thinking during the unpleasantness than I could recite the Bible. I could recall what was going on with the airplane, but not what was in my mind. When you're trained like we were, instinct takes over.

Posted by: BillH [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 29, 2015 7:02 AM

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