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historyporn·[Dormant] moved to [email protected]byPugJesus Soviet parachute troops jump off of a TB-3 bomber (yes, OFF of, not out of), 1937https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzMb_ue4aG4View original on lemmy.world244Comments16Reply
CCarbonatedPastaSauce lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesThe one with the parachute jumps! The one without, follows! When the one with the parachute gets killed, the other one picks up the parachute!78Reply
massive_bereavement fedia.io1Hide 1 replyAh yes, Soviet ingenuity, where OSHA is also the enemy.29Reply
LilDumpy lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesI heard there were no parachutes, that they just jumped into deep snow.13Reply
PugJesus replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyNot in this case. There was an incident where Soviet troops DID do that, but from much lower altitudes, and from slow-flying biplanes. I don't think any amount of snow would save them at that height!31Reply
LilDumpy replylemmy.worldLol. I saw that post earlier, and this one made me think of it. Haha.11Reply
DDejected Warp Core lemmy.worldPilot: Comrade, this is taking too long! Co-pilot: Da. Hold my vodka. Do not spill. Co-pilot: :: proceeds to execute barrel roll ::10Reply
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The one with the parachute jumps! The one without, follows! When the one with the parachute gets killed, the other one picks up the parachute!
Good joke, but it made me sad
Now you're REALLY getting into that Soviet mindset!
Ah yes, Soviet ingenuity, where OSHA is also the enemy.
OSHA? Just the fun police
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Look up the Zveno project
I heard there were no parachutes, that they just jumped into deep snow.
Not in this case. There was an incident where Soviet troops DID do that, but from much lower altitudes, and from slow-flying biplanes. I don't think any amount of snow would save them at that height!
Lol. I saw that post earlier, and this one made me think of it. Haha.
Pilot: Comrade, this is taking too long!
Co-pilot: Da. Hold my vodka. Do not spill.
Co-pilot: :: proceeds to execute barrel roll ::
that's crazy
How did they get up there in the first place?!
There's a hatch at the top of the plane!
with a ladder.
Now I see where Star Wars got all of their ideas. This is a wild video