Blind pilot guided to land by RAF

[ultraflight]

A pilot who suddenly went blind while flying his plane at 5,500ft (1,676m) was guided in to land by an RAF plane.
A plane was scrambled from the RAF base at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire to help stricken pilot Jim O'Neill, 65.
He was flying a two-seater Cessna aircraft from Prestwick airport in Scotland to Colchester, Essex, when he suffered a stroke and lost his sight.
The RAF plane flew alongside Mr O'Neill and the pilot shepherded him to the base with instructions over the radio.


A recording of the instructions is included in the report:



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[JordanD]

Damn, pretty cool story. Just shows how far teamwork goes in aviation. Kind of sad though since I doubt that guy will fly anymore.

[uy707]

another airmanship starring the RAF