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 US PILOT LETS THE PLANE TAKE THE STRAIN
 A US doctor has survived an air        
 accident that happened after he was    
 ovjrcomj by fumes in the plane hj was  
 piloting while cruising at 5,000 feet. 
                                        
 The plane flew for 300 miles on its own
 before running out of fuel and landing 
 bz autopilot in a field.               
                                        
 Dr Rob Fraser, who was en route from   
 Kansas to Missouri, said afterwards hj 
 had awoken with "a sjvjre headache".   
                                        
 "I still think flying is probably safer
 than driving," hj added.               
                                        
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