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Man Survived 22,000-Foot Fall Out of Bomber
Albuquerque Journal
| 2/3/04
| Paul Logan
Posted on 02/03/2004 8:54:26 PM PST by woofie
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To: woofie
Bump.
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posted on
02/04/2004 6:47:25 AM PST
by
DoctorMichael
(Thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.)
To: Boiling point
Incredible story!
A somewhat similar deal (well, not really) I'll have to dig it up - a photographer had been making several jumps with buddies but totally forgot his parachute on his last jump. He did remember his helmet video camera though. The footage supposedly showed a typical jump, then frantic motions as he reached for what wasn't there. He died.
To: SamAdams76
There was a guy in the 70's or 80's skydiving who survived a fall of around 9000 feet onto a muddy slope and walked. One of my classmates in geology who base jumped (yea, could you find much more psycho things to do?). He watched a guy ahead of him jump off the New River Gorge bridge in West VA, suffer a complete canopy failure and then saw him gather up the chute and crawl out of a pool he landed in. It's not inconcievable and I'll buy it, particularly with witnesses.
43
posted on
02/04/2004 6:55:47 AM PST
by
Axenolith
(<tag>)
To: woofie
Paul Logan does a pretty good job writing obits for the Journal. Wonder if he does any articles on living people and events.
44
posted on
02/04/2004 7:31:44 AM PST
by
CedarDave
(Waiting too long to bail the boat greatly increases the chance of sinking [Bush campaign silence])
To: woofie
Does anyone want to estimate his air speed? Really fast?
45
posted on
02/04/2004 7:35:52 AM PST
by
Mo1
(Join the dollar a day crowd now!)
To: woofie
HOLY SH*T what a story!
To: Boiling point
... he fell through pine trees and landed in deep snow on a steep slope and slid to a stop. His only injuries were burned feet.This is a true story ... the airman, in addition to burned feet, had a number of pine needles extracted from him. The pine needle injuries and the fact no parachute was found convinced the German captors the airman was telling the truth about his fall.
47
posted on
02/04/2004 7:48:23 AM PST
by
BluH2o
To: woofie
It's hard not to compare the heros of the past with the America-trashing, president hating RATs like Kerry who are the real traitors. Ann Coulter was right, RATS are traitors!
To: Axenolith
All the responses here about other examples of people surviving falls from incredible heights has caused me to rethink my position on the subject. I now concede that this story is probably true. But I don't plan to do any independent testing on my own - I'll just take your word on it!
49
posted on
02/04/2004 8:30:36 AM PST
by
SamAdams76
(I got my 401(k) statement - Up 28.02% in 2003 - Thanks to tax cuts and the Bush recovery)
To: woofie; Aeronaut; ALOHA RONNIE; AnAmericanMother; aomagrat; Aquamarine; AuntB; AZ Flyboy; ...
Holy cow ping!
50
posted on
02/04/2004 8:38:31 AM PST
by
Johnny Gage
(God Bless our Firefighters, our Police, our EMS responders, and most of all, our Veterans)
To: Johnny Gage
However, Greene recalled him saying, "God was certainly looking out (for me.)"
World-class understatement!
51
posted on
02/04/2004 8:42:00 AM PST
by
Valin
(Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.)
To: Johnny Gage
BTTT!!!!!!
52
posted on
02/04/2004 8:43:28 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: Poohbah
Go to your room! :-)
53
posted on
02/04/2004 8:44:33 AM PST
by
Valin
(Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.)
To: Johnny Gage; woofie
22,000 foot fall is a LONG time to think about it.
He did mercifully pass out.
Probably one reason why he lived, he was completely limp on impact.
Second reason: Providence.
Still, OUCH.
54
posted on
02/04/2004 8:47:30 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(The SCARES will haunt the mind, eventually inducing derangement and senility!)
To: woofie; Johnny Gage
What a story! Thanks.
55
posted on
02/04/2004 8:49:28 AM PST
by
Soaring Feather
(~ I do Poetry and Party among the stars~)
To: woofie
56
posted on
02/04/2004 8:56:39 AM PST
by
krb
(the statement on the other side of this tagline is false)
To: Johnny Gage
during WW2, a fellow from AZ fell out of the bomb bay doors on a B17 TWICE. once into a lake & once into a snowdrift!
he's still alive today!<P.free dixie,sw
57
posted on
02/04/2004 9:06:55 AM PST
by
stand watie
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. -T. Jefferson)
To: Boiling point; Taylor42
I recall a similar story I read in elementary school in the sixties... SRA's, huh? I liked the story of the guy who fought with a tiger and killed him by shoving his arm down the tiger's throat. Now that's gutsy!
58
posted on
02/04/2004 9:11:08 AM PST
by
gridlock
(BARKEEP: Why the long face? HORSE: Ha ha, old joke. BARKEEP: I was talking to John Kerry!)
To: Boiling point
I remember this from Elementry School as well. It was called "They Laughed at his story"
59
posted on
02/04/2004 9:12:31 AM PST
by
vlad335
To: Boiling point
The man who you are talking about was a tail gunner on a British Lancaster bomber. He was treated as a celebrity by the Germans who would take him around and show him off.
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posted on
02/04/2004 9:44:02 AM PST
by
U S Army EOD
(Volunteer for EOD and you will never have to worry about getting wounded.)
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