A 15,000-foot fall can be survivable when landing in soft terrain such as marshes, as demonstrated by RAF Pilot Officer Richard Lonsdale-Hands, who survived a parachute failure in 1940 by landing embedded three feet deep in a marsh near Calais, where the soft terrain cushioned his fall.
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On October 25, 1940, RAF Pilot Officer Richard Lonsdale-Hands was shot down near Calais. H #ShortsAdded:
On October 25th, 1940, RAF pilot officer Richard Lonsdale Hands was shot down near Calais. He bailed out, but his parachute failed. He should have died, but Lonsdale Hands survived. French locals found him in a marsh, embedded 3 ft deep, bruised, but alive. The soft terrain of the marsh had cushioned his 15,000 ft fall, allowing him to survive a parachute failure.
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