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How does it feel to be ejected from a fighter jet?

Former pilot John Nicol, who ejected after being shot down in 1991, explains how it feels

Two RAF pilots who parachuted out of their plane moments before it crashed yesterday are "doing well" and expected to make a full recovery after the jet was steered to avoid "built-up areas" according to the RAF and crashed to the ground near the Pencarnisiog area in Anglesey.

But how does it feel to be rocketed out of a moving fighter jet?

Former RAF airman John Nicol, who ejected out of his plane after being shot down in Iraq in 1991, says "it'sa wild ride".

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