A sharp-eyed Army jumpmaster stopped a potentially deadly accident, video shows
A video captured an Army jumpmaster acting as the flight ‘safety’ grabbing a soldier whose static line had wrapped around his ...
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black ...
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Remarkable bravery of teacher who survived 1,600 parachute TEST jumps in WWII and even trained dogs to leap from planes is revealed 80 years later
In 1961, 15 years after his last jump, he used a parachute again ... Forty-six men died in training at the Parachute Training School at RAF Ringway in Manchester between 1941 and 1946.
Former RAF parachute instructor wins national construction award
A FORMER RAF parachute jump instructor from Poole has won prestigious national award into a new career of construction industry.
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'I was dropping fast': A parachute malfunction, fall to the pavement, then a titanium leg
And not so long ago, the thrill-seeking, 70-year-old Hughes had embarked on another escapade -- skydiver in training ... from his jump, Hughes quickly realized his main parachute was malfunctioning.
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Cat Parachute Skis with His Daring Owner, Braving the Chilly Jump in His Own Tiny Helmet
On Feb. 8, Kuznetsov and Thoth went parachute-skiing together at Gribanovka Ski Resort in Russia. Kuznetsov, an alpine ski instructor and skydiver from Arsenyev, Russia, has experience with ...
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Joe Harris, believed to be oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Harris was among the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion ... For a week, he did paratrooper jump training in Corsicana, Texas, through the Liberty Jump ...
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Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Mr. Harris was among the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion ... For a week, he did paratrooper jump training in Corsicana, Texas, through the Liberty ...