On this day, August 28, In 1959, A MAN BAILED OUT OF HIS PLANE AT 46 THOUSAND FEET INTO A VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM. WHAT NORMALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A 13 MINUTE DESCENT TURNED OUT TO BE A 45 MINUTE JOURNEY HE DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE MOST BIZARRE AND PAINFUL EXPERIENCES IMAGINABLE.
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