SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2009
NORMANDY - LAFIÈRE MILITARY PARACHUTE JUMPS (1
of 5) |
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 Liberty
Jump Team
often appears at historic events to jump from their vintage
aircraft. |
A C-47 drones in from the right |
First Pass
the LJT's bird drops a pair of wind
direction indicators seen as orange streamers near the tail |
Passing Before The Crowd
Tail Nr 2100082 is easily seen. The plane is dubbed as "Drag em Oot" |
Jumpmaster Out
note that his chute is white |
Number Two Follows with third in the door |
Four In The Air
Number Five Exiting |
Seven Chutes
Now Billowed |
Full Stick
Nine Men in line |
Historic DZ
with the Merderet marshes below and looking toward Amfreville, about 1.3
miles distant |
Multi-National Flags
of France, Canada and USA were also carried by LJT 'chutists
along with the POW/MIA banner |
Stars and Stripes
proudly furled in the breeze |
Near Touchdown
the jumper readies for contact with the ground |
Lots of Hustle
as Airborne troopers ensure the flag is off
the ground |
Maple Leaf
or l'Unifolié (French for "the one-leafed") of France made a beautiful
sight |
Next Down
the national flag of France is landed |
POW/MIA
parachute canopy is appropriately in black |
Perfect Landing
as the new technology enables a jumper to control the steerable
parafoil |
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All Normandy 'D-Day Plus 65' trip photos are a
multi-national mixture of work by Hervé Argoud, Hans DeBree, Gene Garren,
Fred Hoek, Herbert Lahout, Randy Lewellen, Cyndi Mathews, Bill Nation, Dick O'Donnell,
Dominique Potier, Vivian Roger, Zane Schlemmer, Donald van den Bogert and Nelly
van Loo-Polley. Individual credits have not been
given. |
