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2008-11-08, 03:58 PM
A British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was talked safely down by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday.
Jim O'Neill asked for help after he was went blind 40 minutes into a flight from Scotland to southeastern England last week. The BBC reported that O'Neill, flying a small Cessna aircraft, lost his sight 5,500 feet in the air.
Full Article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081108/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_blinded_pilot)
Jim O'Neill asked for help after he was went blind 40 minutes into a flight from Scotland to southeastern England last week. The BBC reported that O'Neill, flying a small Cessna aircraft, lost his sight 5,500 feet in the air.
Full Article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081108/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_blinded_pilot)