NATO Paratroopers Hung From Trees During Exercises in Belgium, RTL TV Channel Reported
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Two soldiers from Germany and the United States were seriously injured after having failed to land on trees during NATO manoeuvres in Belgium. During the Falcon Leap exercise in the Belgian municipality of Hehtel Exel, two United States and German parachute officers were seriously injured in a failed parachute jump, transmitting TASS with reference to the NU.nl portal. Two other military personnel were lightly injured because of a hard landing. …
NATO paratroopers hung from trees during exercises in Belgium, RTL TV channel reported
NATO paratroopers hung from trees during exercises in Belgium, RTL TV channel reported.Among the "professionals" were representatives of the USA, Great Britain and Germany. Only one was able to get off on his own, the rest were cut off...
Paratroopers were injured during a military exercise, after landing in trees, probably due to wind gusts. Approximately 250 paratroopers participated in this international exercise.
Several paratroopers landed in trees in Hechtel-Eksel (Limburg province) due to a strong gust of wind, said Mayor Jan Dalemans. ...
Algemeen Dagblad
gelderlander.nlThree soldiers from the Air Mobile Brigade were injured in Belgium on Thursday when they landed in a tree after a parachute jump.
A group of paratroopers ended up in the trees in Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium, close to the Netherlands. Various Belgian media report that this was caused by a gust of wind and that a Dutch Air Force exercise went wrong.
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