Remembering that first episode of Band of Brothers, I wonder how many troopers they lost to injuries in the many practice jumps they made before the Normandy landings?
Unfortunately good military training always has a level of injuries. If it doesn’t it’s worthless.
“” I wonder how many troopers they lost to injuries in the many practice jumps they made before the Normandy landings?”’
Probably a significant number, the old T-4 and T-5 chutes were supposedly much rougher than the T-10, which was still a little rough, especially with a lot of weight underneath it.