Pilot lands safely after going blind in mid-air
British aviator reveals 'terrifying' ordeal after suffering stroke at 5,500 feet
updated 7:54 a.m. ET, Sat., Nov. 8, 2008
LONDON - A British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was talked safely down by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday.
Jim O'Neill asked for help after he was went blind 40 minutes into a flight from Scotland to southeastern England last week. The BBC reported that O'Neill, flying a small Cessna aircraft, lost his sight 5,500 feet in the air.
"It was terrifying," O'Neill said. "Suddenly, I couldn't see the dials in front of me."
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