Comments on: How to survive a fall from 33,000 feet? http://www.nirmalya.net/blog/archives/2004/08/09/how-to-survive-a-fall-from-33000-feet/ Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:47:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.nirmalya.net/blog/archives/2004/08/09/how-to-survive-a-fall-from-33000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-15127 Anonymous Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:23:55 +0000 http://nirmalya.net/blog/?p=5#comment-15127 <strong>...</strong> ... …

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]]> By: Mark Vee http://www.nirmalya.net/blog/archives/2004/08/09/how-to-survive-a-fall-from-33000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Mark Vee Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:09:25 +0000 http://nirmalya.net/blog/?p=5#comment-13 Hi, Just to correct your entry .. Flight Sergeant Nicholas Steven Alkemade was on a bombing mission over Germany on 23 March 1944 when his Lancaster bomber flying at 18,000 feet was blazed apart and in flames when he was forced to jump, without a parachute [he couldn't get past the flames to his parachute] or be burned to death. He dove out of his destroyed aircraft hoping on a quick death. His speed accelerated to over 120 miles per hour and he impacted on a snow covered sloping forest.[he actually hit snow covered branches of tall pine trees which broke his fall.] He was completely uninjured [ not true he was quite badly though not seriously injured] and later captured by the Germans who refused to believe his story. [again not so he was a much celebrated prisoner-of-war and despite believing his story to be "propaganda" the Germans attempted to use him for their own propaganda purposes.] info from Luke Alkemade (Flight Sergeant Nicholas Steven Alkemade's Grandson) as part of UK TV Series Bomber Crew [he got to fly a mission in a Lancaster Bomber in his Grandfathers "position" of rear-gunner.. Mark. Hi,
Just to correct your entry ..

Flight Sergeant Nicholas Steven Alkemade was on a bombing mission over Germany on 23 March 1944 when his Lancaster bomber flying at 18,000 feet was blazed apart and in flames when he was forced to jump, without a parachute [he couldn't get past the flames to his parachute] or be burned to death. He dove out of his destroyed aircraft hoping on a quick death. His speed accelerated to over 120 miles per hour and he impacted on a snow covered sloping forest.[he actually hit snow covered branches of tall pine trees which broke his fall.] He was completely uninjured [ not true he was quite badly though not seriously injured] and later captured by the Germans who refused to believe his story. [again not so he was a much celebrated prisoner-of-war and despite believing his story to be "propaganda" the Germans attempted to use him for their own propaganda purposes.]

info from Luke Alkemade (Flight Sergeant Nicholas Steven Alkemade’s Grandson) as part of UK TV Series Bomber Crew [he got to fly a mission in a Lancaster Bomber in his Grandfathers “position” of rear-gunner..

Mark.

]]> By: Tsuey http://www.nirmalya.net/blog/archives/2004/08/09/how-to-survive-a-fall-from-33000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Tsuey Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:08:35 +0000 http://nirmalya.net/blog/?p=5#comment-12 Yah, i agree with the statement saying that "I believe we are masters of our lives - we hold all the cards and it is up to us to use them right." It doesnt mean that we dont believe the existence of God. But a person's mentality is playing an even vital role of walking down the road. No guarantee that we would gain from trying but without trying we gain nothing for sure. We will never give a complete definition without having obstacles in life. Yah, i agree with the statement saying that “I believe we are masters of our lives – we hold all the cards and it is up to us to use them right.” It doesnt mean that we dont believe the existence of God. But a person’s mentality is playing an even vital role of walking down the road. No guarantee that we would gain from trying but without trying we gain nothing for sure. We will never give a complete definition without having obstacles in life.

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