British soldier parachute failure falls through roof.

[efcgriswold]

British soldier in the states has parachute failure from
15,000ft jump and lands in someones kitchen after smashing through their roof.

The guys just sitting up in a bit of pain. Exemplifies British behaviour (not the type we see from wky football fans) after what must have been terrifying.

https://californianewstimes.com/british-soldier-sm...

[mcdjl]

What language was that originally written in? Its barely comprehensible!
Even the Mail article it quotes as the origin is better written:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9779477/British-soldier-smashes-ROOF-lands-kitchen-parachute-fails-open-exercise.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Lucky he got his reserve chute open!

[rxe]

One is reminded of that scene from True Lies when Arnie does similar and lands in a scrapyeard.

Arnie “Where am I?”
Small boy “Earth …. welcome”

[ShoooRn]

Incredible that he survived with minor injuries.

[eharding]

rxe said:

One is reminded of that scene from True Lies when Arnie does similar and lands in a scrapyeard.

Arnie “Where am I?”
Small boy “Earth …. welcome”

I was thinking more of this one...

[Maximus_Meridius101]

Pffft. Amateur.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aPC_h9Vmlxw

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AA0XXgxSp84

[Eric Mc]

So his reserve parachute functioned?

[Maximus_Meridius101]

Eric Mc said:

So his reserve parachute functioned?

It sounds like that. If it was a true HALO or HAHO navigation jump, he’s probably with Pathfinder platoon. I imagine he’ll be getting the piss ripped out of him back at barracks as well.

[citizensm1th]

Lucky lucky bustard, I presume he went between two sets of joists

[Maximus_Meridius101]

citizensm1th said:

Lucky lucky bustard
, I presume he went between two sets of joists

It looks like he hit it smack in the middle, between anything too splintery.

[dukeboy749r]

He was (seemingly) unstable in freefall and when he pulled his reserve it too became very twisted. His steering toggles were still attached to the risers.

Very lucky to be alive.

[voram]

Luck-luck-luck-luck-lucky!

[Eric Mc]

There is a case from World War 1 where an occupant of an observation balloon which was set on fire leapt from the basket WITHOUT a parachute and fell through the roof of a convent - landing on a recently vacated bed - and survived.

[One Amp Andy]

Eric Mc said:

There is a case from World War 1 where an occupant of an observation balloon which was set on fire leapt from the basket WITHOUT a parachute and fell through the roof of a convent - landing on a recently vacated bed - and survived.

Hmm... I can see a half decent retro porn script in this. Better than the plumber scenes anyway.

[Gareth79]

mcdjl said:

What language was that originally written in? Its barely comprehensible!
Even the Mail article it quotes as the origin is better written:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9779477/British-soldier-smashes-ROOF-lands-kitchen-parachute-fails-open-exercise.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

They scraped the article when it appeared, replaced words with synonyms (and looks like other minor editing) and then republished it (all automatically), in the hope of getting the copied article reposted elsewhere exactly as it has been

Edited by Gareth79 on Monday 12th July 19:10

[Eric Mc]

One Amp Andy said:

Eric Mc said:

There is a case from World War 1 where an occupant of an observation balloon which was set on fire leapt from the basket WITHOUT a parachute and fell through the roof of a convent - landing on a recently vacated bed - and survived.

Hmm... I can see a half decent retro porn script in this. Better than the plumber scenes anyway.

He was German and she was French. I read about it in a Biggles book.

[anonymous-user]

Pah, amatuer try 9,843 feet and no parachute..

Great book btw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepcke

[OverHonda]

The Spruce Goose said:

Pah, amatuer try 9,843 feet and no parachute..

Great book btw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepcke

9,843 feet you say?
Lightweight - try this lassie...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87

[gareth_r]

Eric Mc said:

There is a case from World War 1 where an occupant of an observation balloon which was set on fire leapt from the basket WITHOUT a parachute and fell through the roof of a convent - landing on a recently vacated bed - and survived.

There were at least two in WW2 as well, both at around 20,000 feet. One from a Lancaster and one from a B17, IIRC.


EDIT:
Three - there was also a Russian from an Il4 , according to Wikipedia.

RAF Flight Sergeant Nicholas Alkemade - tail gunner - Avro Lancaster - 18,000 feet
USAAF Staff Sergeant Alan Magee - ball turret gunner - Boeing B17 - 23,000 feet
Soviet Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Chisov - navigator - Ilyushin Il-4 - c.22/23,000 feet

Edited by gareth_r on Tuesday 13th July 02:52

[Eric Mc]

Didn't realise an Il-4 could fly so high.