For those who remember the post from 2009 on problems some paratroops have had exiting the aircraft, here’s one that makes the old heart stop.
There is no audio so it is hard to tell exactly what happened. In any event, the fellow dangling on the end of the fouled static line and parachute assembly eventually gets to live thanks to the Hung Up Parachutist Release Assembly.
While the soldier is dangling, the crew in the back of the transport break out the HUPRA parachute rig and hook it onto him. They eventually release him and the guy floats to the ground. You can see the red nylon of the HUPRA pack just as the guy floats downward. His landing was likely a hard one, but at least he lived.
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