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#video Aleksey Maresyev was a Soviet pilot during World War II. He was shot down in April 1942. His plane crashed in a forest, but Maresyev miraculously survived. Bleeding from wounds, it took him 18 days to reach safety in the nearest village of Plavni. By the time he was taken to hospital, his injuries were so bad - both his legs had to be amputated. Nevertheless, Maresyev learned to use his prosthetic legs and returned to combat. The legendary pilot completed 86 combat flights and downed 11 Nazi planes. Hear his incredible story in our documentary, Skybound. Watch it on RTD.RT.com or Odysee https://odysee.com/@RTDocumentary:4 All our films are available there! Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary