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Originally Posted by 112thSOLCA
I remember it....
Both chutes had problems and the German NCO died as a result.
I wasn't there when it happened but I remember General Lindsay telling about it.
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That's it. The death pretty much put a halt to the experiment.
Couple of stories in the Army Times on the system leading up to the jump on Pike Field. The chute had a set of smaller to larger chutes designed to slow down the jumper before the main chute deployed. Think HSLADS with a warm body. Somewhat complicated and I remember team room talk of "Oh, Hell No".