Quote:
Originally Posted by ArtR
My first 4 qualifying jumps at Benning were T7 out of a C46. Fifth jump was a T10 out of a C-119. A very big difference in opening shock.
|
ArtR,
I had a buddy from Chicago who was a rigger in the 11th....They had 2 T7's which they let guys use.....I made several jumps and opening shock was a hell of a lot more than the T10....
I got my wings in April of 1955 at Ft.Bragg and it was with T10's and C-119's........ That summer I was a cherry jumper in C Company in the 505 PIR and on Operation "Sagebrush" I jumped a C-47 which was in a trail of "V's" (C-119's,C-88's,C-46's and 47's) over 40+ aircraft and the first and last mass jump I've ever been on.......
The sky was full of chutes.......Guy's were walking off canopy's and it was really incredible.....
I'm sure their are guys that were there that had to remember it..... It looked like the invasion of Normandy......
Big Teddy
