[ WP ] The person sitting next to you on a plane leans over and says , `` Do n't ask me how I know this , but this plane is going to crash before it reaches Newark . ''

I hope Writing Prompts allows true stories, because this actually happened to my father. I'll try and write it as best I can from his POV. 
 
 It was the 60's, I never wanted to hurt anyone, so when I joined the US military stationed in London I became a combat medic. We were flying into our base when for some reason, the radio operator leaned over to me and said `` This plane is going to crash.'' At first I thought he must be joking, Confused, I looked around, and asked `` What are you talking about?'' The radio operator replied `` Our pilot has only landed planes where there were two landing gear wheels in back. He's never landed a taildragger before! ``, he then sat back in his seat and chuckled. Was he messing with me? Surely if we were likely to crash, someone would actually care? Right? Or is everyone just that crazy? They would never let him fly without training him for that type of landing, would they? I checked my seat belt, it was still tight. I tried to put it out of my mind. Should I say something? What could I say? As I thought about it, we were rapidly coming in for a landing. Everything felt normal. As we were about to touch down, I felt the plane lifting and dropping strangely, then a bump. Was that from the back or the front? Then I looked out the window next to me and saw the length of the runway stretching out in front of me as if I were the pilot. That's not good. As the cabin turned into a blur I caught sight of the radio operator flying past me. And then just sound of metal sliding. Then, with a sudden jerk, we were stopped. I undid my selt-belt and fell out of my seat. The radio operator was clutching his leg and lying against the cabin wall. Really? After warning us all we were going to crash he's the only one who does n't put on his seat belt? I guess it's a good thing he's in a plane full of medics. 
 
 Aside from one broken leg, we were all ok. In london, there's a practice where a new driver has a special `` Learner's plate'' attached to their car when they're learning to drive. It's a big yellow square with a black'L' on it. The next time that pilot went to fly a plane we made sure it was covered head to toe in hundreds of L plates.
