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8-16-18 GarandPicture of the Day
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 08-16-2018 at 03:20 PM.
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08-16-2018 03:07 PM
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You just know that a 4 or 5 hour flight in full kit, on those seats, jammed in like sardines in a tin was 'just so much fun'.
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I wonder how far that stick was scattered!
Real men measure once and cut.
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Actually, that was just a joke I heard from an old jumpmaster. They would drop the downstairs sticks first then move the upstairs jumpers down and drop them in other passes.
BEAR
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Originally Posted by
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They would drop the downstairs sticks first then move the upstairs jumpers down
Or guys would be going with only half connected static lines...not locked...and a mass of other problems. Still, yes a comfortable ride. Until the guy that was drinking the night before lets it get to him...
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If these troopers were jumping - I have to wonder how many rifles got dropped - not seeing any jump cases
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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That was a great plane to fly in with those huge radials to lull you. As I recall the ones I flew in had a coffeemaker that could serve everyone in about ten minutes.
Bob
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Although the troops in the picture are 82nd Airborne they are not kitted out for a jump. Just a photo op to show many sardines they can pack in a can.
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Looks like 11 crew, 200 troops, 22 jeeps and one tank. If it can load all that personnel and equipment then that’s pretty impressive!
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