Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More A Marine Pilot Ejected From an F-8 Crusader at 47,000 Feet Directly Into a Thunderstorm. He Fell Through It for 40 Minutes and Survived A U.S. Marine Corps pilot ejected from his F-8 Crusader fighter at 47,000 feet during a Cold War flight from Massachusetts to South Carolina.... Isaac Seitz7 hours ago