This guy just simply HAS to be nuts !!
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Deliberate jump without a parachute....and lives !!!
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Originally posted by brianw999 View PostThis guy just simply HAS to be nuts !!
I liked the "flare" just before the "touchdown".
I wonder what's the stall speed of those suits.
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Originally posted by ATFS_CrashPilot jumped from airplane without a parachute and survived his fall only being cushioned by pine limbs and snow cover. His plane was on fire, he opted to jump without a parachute rather than slowly burn alive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Alkemade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Magee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Chisov
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Pre and during the early years of WWII there were some russian paratroopers that went without the 'chute - they would land in deep snow to try and minimise the casualties. I have yet to find a confirmed reference to the practice so this may be apocryphal.
The practice was discontinued due to an excessive number of casualties aparently.
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My father related an incident he witnessed during the second world war in the Burma theatre.
A strike from the air was being planned that involved a low level parachute drop on static lines from 500 feet. Apparently the 'chutes would work sufficiently well above 400 feet.
The Ghurkas were tasked with the assault and during the briefing were told that they would jump from 500 feet but it was their choice to do this due to the danger.
The Ghurka non coms and soldiers went into a huddle to discuss this and came back with their answer that they would prefer to jump from 200 feet.
The British officer briefing them was horrified and told them that the parachutes wouldn't open from that height.
The Ghurkas went back into a huddle to discuss the situation and came back with the agreement to jump from 500 feet.
After the briefing the British officer took a Ghurka sergeant aside and asked why they wanted to jump from 200 feet ?
"Oh sir, that is simple" came the reply.......
"We didn't know we were getting parachutes" !!
Those mad, incredibly loyal and stupendous Ghurka soldiers were actually prepared to jump from 200 feet, knowing that there would be casualties but that some might survive to carry out the mission. !!If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !
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Originally posted by SYDCBRWOD View PostPre and during the early years of WWII there were some russian paratroopers that went without the 'chute - they would land in deep snow to try and minimise the casualties. I have yet to find a confirmed reference to the practice so this may be apocryphal.
The practice was discontinued due to an excessive number of casualties aparently.
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Originally posted by Peter_K View PostIt was done only by gorillas/espionage personnel from a slow moving, low flying biplanes. Keep in mind that in continental areas of Russia affected by Siberian air currents snow has totally different properties than that we are used to. It is very dry, totally non sticky and very fluffy.
Please, continue...
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Originally posted by Evan View PostNow this is getting good! Russians hurling gorillas out of biplanes to fight the facist menace. What a scene that conjures up. Where did the Russians get so many disposable gorillas? No matter.
Please, continue...
as for your follow up question:
Where did the Russians get so many disposable gorillas?
You didn't take history at highschool did you?
The partisans were an important and numerous force of the war. According to Soviet sources, from 90,000 partisans (including underground) by the end of 1941 it grew to 220,000 in 1942, and to more than 550,000 in 1943
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Originally posted by Peter_K View PostEspionage agents is the key word my dear Evan. Perhaps a poorly chosen wording by me, yet most of the people on this forum knew what I meant.
as for your follow up question:
You didn't take history at highschool did you?
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