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Man gets hit with block of ice falling from plane

Barbara Cockburn
 on July 8, 2009 3:16 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0) |

 Want to know what it feels like to be hit with a lump of ice falling from the sky? Then just ask 76-year-old David Gammon who lives under the flight path for Bristol International Airport.

Mr Gammon said: "We heard a plane going overhead and then a whistling sound and all of a sudden a piece of ice the size of a grapefruit fell on my thigh."

Mr Gammon is bruised rather badly but is recovering fine. Check out his short interview on BBC. Don't forget to scream 'Ouch!' when you see his bruise.

Source: BBC News

*This post was written by Ace Taylor, who is doing work experience with us this week. He wants to be a pilot so any advice will be gratefully received. He goes to Sutton Grammar School, Surrey, UK and is looking forward to his summer holiday.

 

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