In 1990, a wrongfully installed windshield on BA flight 5390 fell out, causing the plane’s cockpit to decompress and its captain to be pulled halfway out of the aircraft at an altitude of over 17,000 feet. The crew held him until they landed. He survived (picture on left is reenactment)
It was 27 minutes into the flight from Birmingham to Malaga, Spain, somewhere over the English Midlands two of the cockpit windows smashed, depressurizing the cabin. Captain Tim Lancaster who was at the controls was instantly sucked out of the cockpit.








