After his Avro Lancaster heavy bomber plane was hit by German fighters, British soldier Nocholas Alkemade jumped from a burning plane without a parachute and survived, on this day in 1944. 

<p>After his Avro Lancaster heavy bomber plane was hit by German fighters, British soldier Nocholas Alkemade jumped from a burning plane without a parachute and survived, on this day in 1944. </p>

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