during world war II, Nicholas Alkem

during world war II, Nicholas Alkemade was a sergeant in the British royal air force.
On March 25, 1944, he was flying on a mission when his airplane caught on fire. As the fire
spread, the pilot and the other crew members quickly put on their parachutes and jumped
out of the burning plane. However, the fire destroyed Alkemade's parachute before he could
reach it. Nicholas Alkemade hed to make a decision should he burn in the airplane or
jump without a parachute ?
Alkemade decided to jump. when Alkemade jumped, his plane was flying 6,000 meters above ground.
He fell quickly, moving at about 185 km/h. But he didn't die.
Alkemade was very lucky. He survived because he landed in a forest of fir trees. The thick
branches slowed his fall and the ground he landed on was covered with about 45 cm of soft snow.