Watch my exclusive video about the Soviet "Ghost Plane" Incident: https://nebula.tv/videos/paperskies-when-the-soviet-an12-flew-with-an-unconscious-crew Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription : https://go.nebula.tv/paperskies Watch More Paper Skies Videos & Support The Channel: https://nebula.tv/paperskies In 1966, without being a pilot, by mere accidental mistake, RAF Engineer Taffy Holden flew in the fastest British fighter jet ever - BAC Lightning. This is one of those cases where the described events sound so incredible, even by the standards of fictional stories. But the thing is that they all truly happened. Wing Commander Walter "Taffy" Holden remarkably went down in the history of the Royal Air Force as an engineer who accidentally took off in a jet fighter. Big Thank You to Dan Rostron (Taffy Holden's grandson) for giving permission to use the video of their family visit to Duxford Air Museum. If you want to HELP me WITH NEW EPISODES you can support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaperSkies Chapters: 00:00 - Taffy Holden 01:16 - V Force 03:16 - Lightning 05:12 - XM135 07:10 - Aren't you a pilot? 08:54 - Like a bullet 11:25 - 12 minutes 15:30 - Take off the cap Watch NEXT: The pilot who accidentally flew across the ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjL8gXcOWSU Paper Skies - amazing stories about famous airplanes, historical events, or exceptional people that have changed the world of aviation or turned out to be unfairly forgotten. Click to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmEz-Q8w4meSGoQdd-cQBw Comet and Lightning (modified) 3d models by manilov.ap CC BY 4.0 https://sketchfab.com/manilov.ap Select imagery/video supplied by: Getty Images: https://www.gettyimages.com/ AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/ Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ All content on Paper Skies is presented in historical context for educational purposes. #aviation #history #skies