Claim: In 1990, a British Airways flight crew saved dozens of lives by holding on to a pilot who was sucked halfway out of an airplane after explosive depressurization.
Fact-check: Yes, a Pilot Really Did Survive Being Sucked Out of an Airplane in 1990
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Dan Macguill
Date published: 2022-02-14T11:10:02