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A hero pilot landed a plane after the cockpit window shattered at a terrifying 32,000ft.
The Chinese passenger plane had to make a dramatic emergency landing after the windscreen broke off mid-flight causing a sudden drop in altitude.
Passengers on board Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 landed safely at Chengdu Shuangliu airport in south-western China's Sichuan Province thanks to the pilot's quick-thinking.
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, no passengers were injured during the scare, but the co-pilot suffered injuries to his face and lower back.