On March 24th, 1944, Flight Sergeant Nicholas Stephen Alkemade jumped from a burning Lancaster Bomber without a parachute, figuring it was preferable to burning to death.
To his surprise, he survived falling 18,000 feet, through pine trees and into a bank of deep snow with only a sprained ankle. He was captured and interviewed by the Gestapo who suspected him of making up the story to cover being a spy. Their investigation convinced them he was telling the truth and before sending him to a POW camp, they gave him an official document certifying his claim, "Because no one will believe you after the war."
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