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George Beurling in hospital after escaping from a B-24 transport aircraft taking the already injured fighter pilot to Britain. He jumped out just as the plane crashed near Gibralter and then swam 160yds with a heavy cast on his foot. (1943):

"Low on gas there was no alternate landing strip so, with poor visibility the pilot forced the bomber down. He couldn't control the plane well enough on descent into Gibralter and missed two thirds of the runway. The aircraft touched down too late and the pilot tried to pull back up. With the engines at full throttle but not generating enough power yet they crashed into the water. Beurling said afterwards that he could tell from the way the plane behaved that it was going to stall so he opened the emergency door and jumped just as the plane hit the water. He managed to swim the 160 yds to shore, despite a heavy cast on his foot. Only Donaldson, Beurling and another passenger survived. Beurling was hospitalized with shock and an infection in his wounded heel"
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Author Credited to Department of National Defence, Canada
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