Word: sideslip
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sergeant observer in clearing the plane was the primary cause of my injury; such was not the case. The fire, caused by a severed fuel line, started when we were at an altitude of approximately 1,500 feet. It was necessary to hold the plane in a violent sideslip attitude to keep the flames from enveloping the cockpits; this naturally caused us to lose altitude at a faster than normal rate. Lacking intercom in those days, I signaled the sergeant to bail out; the only delay on his part was difficulty in getting out of his safety harness and clearing...