<description>&lt;p&gt;William Rankin was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter on July 26th, 1959.  During the flight, the engine stopped, and a fire warning light flashed.  He was forced to eject and parachute into a cloud, where he got stuck in a thunderstorm.  He suffered severe decompression which casued his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth to bleed.  William was stuck in the storm for 40 minutes, but he survived the experience.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Website: &lt;a href='https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/'&gt;https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Linktree: &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/drinkingthecoolaid'&gt;https://linktr.ee/drinkingthecoolaid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Support the show: &lt;a href='https://paypal.me/mhawk7?country.x=US&amp;amp;locale.x=en_US'&gt;https://paypal.me/mhawk7?country.x=US&amp;amp;locale.x=en_US&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;RESOURCES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Rode-Thunder/dp/0135482712'&gt;The Man Who Rode the Thunder: Rankin, William H.: 9780135482711: Amazon.com: Books&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_suit'&gt;Pressure suit - Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,937849-2,00.html'&gt;HEROES: The Nightmare Fall - TIME&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/966652/support"&gt;Support the Show.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Drinking The Cool Aid

Megan and Hanna Hawkins

William Rankin // 209 // The man who rode the thunder

MAR 31, 202460 MIN
Drinking The Cool Aid

William Rankin // 209 // The man who rode the thunder

MAR 31, 202460 MIN

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William Rankin was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter on July 26th, 1959.  During the flight, the engine stopped, and a fire warning light flashed.  He was forced to eject and parachute into a cloud, where he got stuck in a thunderstorm.  He suffered severe decompression which casued his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth to bleed.  William was stuck in the storm for 40 minutes, but he survived the experience.

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