Beware the Dog : Roald Dahl [7 of 32]

• That is what happens with a good pilot. He took some quick deep breaths from his oxygen mask, and as he did so,
• he looked out over the side of the cockpit. Down below there was only a vast white sea of cloud,
• and he realized that he did not know where he was. It'll be the Channel, he thought. I'm sure to fall in the drink.
• He throttled back, pulled off his helmet, undid his straps, and pushed the stick hard over to the left.
• The Spitfire dripped its port wing, and turned smoothly over onto its back. The pilot fell out.