Alec Alder has survived car crashes, war-time bombing and has even walked away after a fighter jet smashed into the side of his house as he slept.
Other escapes include a 15ft fall from a tree in 1926 and a close shave when he avoided being sent to Dunkirk in 1939 - where his whole squadron were killed.
Now the grandfather of six, from Stroud, Glos, says he must be the "luckiest fella alive" and is amazed he has made it to such a ripe old age.
The first of his near-death experiences came as a ten-year-old boy, when he was hit by an oncoming car as he cycled down a narrow country lane.
Mr Alder, a widower, said: "I went around the corner and there was a car in front of me.
"I went straight into the car, up into the air and landed spread-eagle on the bonnet."
The driver turned out to be a doctor who was able to treat him at the scene and save his life.
A decade later and Mr Alder's life was saved once more, following the outbreak of the Second World War. More...
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