The airman who fell 18,000 feet without a parachute & lived
WWII flight Sergeant Nicholas Alkemade a fall from 18,000 feet 5,500 m without a parachute suffering only a sprained leg. On the night of 24 March 1944, 21-year-old Alkemade was one of seven crew members in Avro Lancaster B Mk. II, DS664, of No. 115 Squadron RAF. Returning from a 300 bomber raid on Berlin, east of Schmallenberg, DS664 was
