Mishap during JSDF paratrooper training
A line that is supposed to open a soldier’s parachute gets stuck on a helicopter during an Self-Defense Forces training exercise yesterday in Hokkaido:
The situation was resolved when the helicopter slowly descended and allowed the soldier, who was a member of the GSDF’s elite 1st Airborne Brigade, to cut the line and fall safely to the ground. He suffered a bloody nose, but was otherwise okay. The SDF is investigating the cause of the accident.
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