I knew plane was crashing and I knew it was going to be séveré

RAF officer cheated death when engine cut out

- RYAN THOM

AN RAF officer has told of the terrifying moment his plane engine failed moments after take-off.

Iain Bright, 58, had just seconds to react when he began plummeting towards the ground in a hair-raising 100ft drop.

The flight lieutenant's small aircraft was left in pieces following the smash at Easterton airfield near Elgin in Moray in July 2021.

Iain has now revealed he was seconds away from instant death as he managed to narrowly avoid a grassy mound which could have proved fatal.

Iain dragged himself out of the wreckage but was left with serious injuries, including two broken ankles, four broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung and internal bleeding. His back was also shattered in two places.

He said: "The engine just quit, which meant I went from max power to nothing with no warning.

"This grassy mound that jutted out of the airfield was

right in front of me... I knew if I hit it, the impact would kill me.