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October 13th 05, 11:38 PM
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... On 13 Oct 2005 13:06:32 -0700, "Richard Lamb" wrote: Actually, this one it true, Matt. The technique was first used (AFAIK) by the Wycliff Bible Translators as a way to deliver small loads to jungle missionaries. Richard Don't THINK that was the first use, but it was definitely an early use. The bucket could get into terrain you would never land a plane in, and unteathered drops were too easy to lose. Nate Saint, a missionary aviator in Ecuador, was the inventor of the technique. Rich S. 
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