Chuck threw the P-80 into a sharp turn to get away from the Me 263 but it was too late. He felt the impact of 30 mm slugs hitting his ship and then the fire light started blinking. He hit the extinguisher handle and the fire light went out, but so did the engine. Black smoke poured from the jet's tail pipe and she started loosing altitude. Chuck tried to restart the engine without success. There was nothing for it but to bail out.

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The Blackhawk unlocked the canopy and slid it back. The ship was in a shallow glide and loosing speed but the air blowing past the cockpit was still moving at over 200 miles per hour. He unfastened his safety harness and grabbed the windscreen framing. Chuck pulled himself up against the windstream and got his feet on the seat. Pushing off, he managed to kick once against the canopy frame to get him farther from the plane. The violent turbulence tumbled him until he managed to get his arms and legs spread to stabilize his fall. Chuck reached across his chest and pulled the D-ring. Instantly, his parachute streamed from its pack and billowed out into a brilliant white canopy that jerked him out of his fall. He hung in his harness and watched the Russian fields grow nearer.

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