The British Airways flight 5390 incident remains one of the most astonishing in the history of aviation. Perhaps even more amazingly, Lancaster was back flying just months later. He retired in 2008.

The incredible tale of how a British Airways pilot was sucked out of the cockpit mid-flight and survived has resurfaced 30 years on. ... Just 27 minutes into flight 5390 from Birmingham, UK, ...

In 1990, the windshield of British Airways Flight 5390 came off at an altitude of 17,000 feet. This triggered a sudden decompression in the cockpit, resulting in the captain being partially ...

On the morning of June 10, 1990, British Airways Flight 5390, a 1971 BAC One-Eleven Series 528FL jetliner carrying 81 passengers and 5 crew members, took off from Birmingham Airport in England ...

In 1990, a British Airways pilot was sucked out of a cockpit window mid-flight. He spent 20 minutes partially dangling out of the plane as the flight crew held his ankles. Miraculously, the co ...