Heavy Air Drop

Ricardo?= wrote in news:-
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Separation of heavy drop and personnel drop would seem common sense,
would it not, with the personnel coming in within a few minutes of the
heavy stuff? Even better, get the troops on the ground first to secure
perimeters and then await the heavy stuff!

I know that they're dreadful pictures, but fifty years have passed and
the Kodak Brownie 127 did have some limitations. Here's me with a
vehicle I helped to rig and, and the next one, which I took, was after
parachuting in and assisting with securing the DZ, to allow instant
access to our vehicles and kit once they landed.

Ri©ardo




Like wise, and sometimes the heavy drop goes where it wants to.

We dropped in the day before, setup and waited for resupply,
the birdmen decided to land one resupply pallet right on top
of a tent, there is a tent , bedroll and gasmask under the pallet

they didn,t even hit the dropzone, & we were 25ft in the heavy woods.
but they missed the squad tent.
sorry for the scratched negatives.. been stored in a drawer for 50
years..

On 04/02/2016 14:57, John Szalay wrote:
Ricardo?= wrote in news:-
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Separation of heavy drop and personnel drop would seem common sense,
would it not, with the personnel coming in within a few minutes of the
heavy stuff? Even better, get the troops on the ground first to secure
perimeters and then await the heavy stuff!

I know that they're dreadful pictures, but fifty years have passed and
the Kodak Brownie 127 did have some limitations. Here's me with a
vehicle I helped to rig and, and the next one, which I took, was after
parachuting in and assisting with securing the DZ, to allow instant
access to our vehicles and kit once they landed.

Ri©ardo




Like wise, and sometimes the heavy drop goes where it wants to.

We dropped in the day before, setup and waited for resupply,
the birdmen decided to land one resupply pallet right on top
of a tent, there is a tent , bedroll and gasmask under the pallet

they didn,t even hit the dropzone, & we were 25ft in the heavy woods.
but they missed the squad tent.
sorry for the scratched negatives.. been stored in a drawer for 50
years..




As we know, real life is rather different to the theory situation. Once
you've had air under your boots...

:-)

Ri©ardo

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Ricardo?= wrote in
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the Kodak Brownie 127 did have some limitations.


As we know, real life is rather different to the theory situation. Once
you've had air under your boots...

:-)

Ri©ardo




I used an Kodak Instamatic, carried it in an ammo poach.


uh huh
John in Ky

On 04/02/2016 20:06, John Szalay wrote:
Ricardo?= wrote in
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the Kodak Brownie 127 did have some limitations.


As we know, real life is rather different to the theory situation. Once
you've had air under your boots...

:-)

Ri©ardo




I used an Kodak Instamatic, carried it in an ammo poach.


uh huh
John in Ky





I carried my tucked down my smock which enabled me to get the odd
picture like the attached.

The DZ officer was not amused...

:-)

Ri©ardo

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Ricardo?= wrote in

I carried my tucked down my smock which enabled me to get the odd
picture like the attached.

The DZ officer was not amused...

:-)

Ri©ardo



I think every trooper that ever carried a camera has taken that same
photo. ;-)

Have you seen the new T-11 parachute ? Supposed to have been deployed to
the troops in 2010.

John Szalay john.szalay.at.att.net wrote in
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Ricardo?= wrote in

I carried my tucked down my smock which enabled me to get the odd
picture like the attached.

The DZ officer was not amused...

:-)

Ri©ardo



I think every trooper that ever carried a camera has taken that same
photo. ;-)

Have you seen the new T-11 parachute ? Supposed to have been deployed to
the troops in 2010.



Tis been many decades (plural) since my last time of having
"air under my boots". So I know nothing about this 'chute.

I don't like the configuration/shape. Looks too prone to
folding in on itself. I see no thrust cuts. Looks like a
straight drop. But I suppose the Army has put the correct
amount of design and testing into it. And the Army ~never~
has any FUBARS or SNAFUS.

Thanks for posting this John. I will research it for S&grins.

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On 05/02/2016 00:05, Jess Lurkin wrote:
John Szalay john.szalay.at.att.net wrote in
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Ricardo?= wrote in

I carried my tucked down my smock which enabled me to get the odd
picture like the attached.

The DZ officer was not amused...

:-)

Ri©ardo



I think every trooper that ever carried a camera has taken that same
photo. ;-)

Have you seen the new T-11 parachute ? Supposed to have been deployed to
the troops in 2010.



Tis been many decades (plural) since my last time of having
"air under my boots". So I know nothing about this 'chute.

I don't like the configuration/shape. Looks too prone to
folding in on itself. I see no thrust cuts. Looks like a
straight drop. But I suppose the Army has put the correct
amount of design and testing into it. And the Army ~never~
has any FUBARS or SNAFUS.


:-) As if...

Thanks for posting this John. I will research it for S&grins.

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On 04/02/2016 22:19, John Szalay wrote:
Ricardo?= wrote in

I carried my tucked down my smock which enabled me to get the odd
picture like the attached.

The DZ officer was not amused...

:-)

Ri©ardo



I think every trooper that ever carried a camera has taken that same
photo. ;-)


Ah, but did their 'chutes have the patches on them. That's not something
I'd have known if I hadn't taken the picture!

:-)

Have you seen the new T-11 parachute ? Supposed to have been deployed to
the troops in 2010.





No, that's new to me, but it looks pretty sturdy. It's good to the see
the ambulance in the background.

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