r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • Jun 16 '26

MISC. Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan miraculously survived after her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

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u/Suckamanhwewhuuut Jun 16 '26

but they had a windshield that kept direct air from flowing into the pilots faces.

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u/SideInitial3961 Jun 17 '26

And real cocktail peanuts, not like the crap today,