You probably had a flight plan for every military sortie you flew, and you did the necessary mission planning ahead of time to increase the chances of success for each sortie. Deviating from the flight plan was OK as real-world circumstances such as weather, mechanical issues, and enemy actions dictated; but…

Not even two seconds after entering the clouds, the airplane suddenly entered an inverted spin. It was like riding the end of a whip. Under negative G forces, bewildered and still intent on figuring out what was happening and why, I spent the next six seconds listening to…