During warm-up activities for an airshow in Alberta, Capt. Brian Bews was attempting a maneuver in his CF-18 fighter when something went horribly awry. Here we see Bews managing to eject split seconds before his jet hit the ground.

Or did it? 

(Yeah, it totally did.)

(Photo Credit: Ian Martens / Lethbridge Herald via the San Francisco Chronicle) [via]