After recounting the fatal plane disaster that caused him years of trauma, Frankie Dettori brought viewers to tears.
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When the famed jockey’s private plane caught fire in Newmarket twenty years ago, he luckily managed to escape with his life.
Dettori told hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby about the terrifying event while recalling a portion of his legendary career that is the subject of the new book Leap of Faith.
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Dad-of-five Dettori described every terrifying aspect, saying: “I believed there was no way I was going to get out of it.
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“I turned to face Ray while glancing at the earth as the plane descended.
I was unhappy that God was going to take me and I wasn’t ready for it, not because I was afraid of dying since I knew I was going to die.
Who pulled Frankie Dettori out of plane crash?
Ray Cochrane helped Dettori escape the burning plane, but the pilot, Patrick Mackey, unfortunately, passed on.
The jet, which had only risen 100 feet, suddenly caught fire and plummeted down, and the jockey claimed he lacked the strength to yell.
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