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Pioneers of Flight: Eilmer of Malmesbury
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| Dr. Richard P. Hallion
Posted on 05/17/2014 7:58:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Ooog of Stonehenge tried it first. He, well, he broke more than his legs.
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05/17/2014 2:06:50 PM PDT
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ZULU
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To: SunkenCiv
Eilmer had to learn the hard way. But when faced with a bad landing like that, cover your face and chest with your hands and arms and keep your feet and knees together!
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05/18/2014 8:18:27 AM PDT
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BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: BradyLS
Hey, any landing you can crawl away from... ;’)
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05/18/2014 10:08:06 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
The technique was later perfected by a nun.
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