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Passenger John Wildey: "I hadn't a clue what to do to get down"
A passenger who was forced to land a light aircraft after his pilot fell ill at the controls said his only thought at the time was survival.
John Wildey landed the plane at Humberside Airport on Tuesday night under the guidance of instructors called in by air traffic controllers.
The pilot, who has since died, had collapsed in the cockpit.
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Mr Wildey said he "just wanted to keep going, to get down."
Actions 'phenomenal'
Mr Wildey, 77, is a flying enthusiast but has never had a lesson.
He said he "had plenty of doubts [about whether I'd survive], because I just didn't know what was going to happen".
"Luckily [the instructors] were talking to me on the radio all the time, so that was helping me. They gave me confidence."
Mr Wildey said the pilot, who has not been identified at the request of his family, was a "brilliant" man.
"We had a good laugh and a chat going out there and coming back and then it all happened.
"I really feel sorry for his wife and his relatives, they're the ones that have actually suffered."
Richard Tomlinson, a friend of both men, said Mr Wildey was a "hero".
He said that "for somebody who is not a pilot but has been around airfields and been a passenger on several occasions to take control is phenomenal".
"The man is nothing short of a hero."
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