 | Did you know.....| Stories Discuss Did you know..... in the World War II - Aviation forums; that a rear gunner in a Lancaster bailed out at 20.000 feet Without a parachute! and lived to tell ... |
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01-02-2005, 06:43 PM
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| Did you know.....
that a rear gunner in a Lancaster bailed out at 20.000 feet Without a parachute! and lived to tell the tale.
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01-02-2005, 06:45 PM
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#2 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | I think I've heard of this. 
Do you have any details to share? | |
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01-02-2005, 06:51 PM
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| What's in it for me? :P
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01-02-2005, 06:55 PM
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#4 | | He who does not skim
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01-02-2005, 07:02 PM
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| You insulted your Queen  .....  .....  .....  ..... 
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01-02-2005, 07:04 PM
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#6 | | He who does not skim
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Btw, when did I insult ol' Liz? | |
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01-02-2005, 07:18 PM
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| My memory is long, my reach is far  ...I've only done 40 posts, and i can't find it ...You said something about the sex pistols, and the Queen, god bless her cotton socks. Remember....Anyway, we will talk about this tomorrow...i'm orf to bed.
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01-02-2005, 07:46 PM
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#8 | | He who does not skim
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Country: |  I was joking with the Sex Pistols bit, m8. Believe me, I wasn't trying to be insulting.
Besides, they wrote it not me. :-" | |
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01-03-2005, 03:06 AM
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Country:  | Who cares about the Queen, she probably doesn't even know what country she's the Queen of she's so docile.
Anywho, I've heard about this too and it's not the largest jump in history. A Russian got that during the war and landed in loads of snow covered trees, softened his landing.
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01-03-2005, 03:16 AM
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| An airstewardess fell from 33,600 feet and survived, sometime in the 70s or 80s... | |
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01-03-2005, 03:52 AM
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Country: | She fell? What did she do trip over someones bag and fall out of the aircraft?
No, Peter Griffin has the record. "Do not pull"
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
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01-04-2005, 10:43 AM
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Country:  | You got that info from "Bomber Crew" didnt you G/C?!
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01-05-2005, 03:02 PM
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| I don't watch tv. So to answer your question, no i didn't
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01-05-2005, 03:35 PM
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#15 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Nick Alkemade! I've met this man! A loooong time ago, I'm sure of it!
Agh!! I wish I could remember where or why, but I'm dead certain of it! I was just a kid, and I think it had something to do with my school. I knew that story sounded too familiar! I know I've met this man in person!
Thanks for the link, Med!  | |
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