Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Terrifying Footage of Sky-Diving Planes Colliding Mid-Air Captured By Jumpers' Helmet-Cams (Video)


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Terrifying Footage of Sky-Diving Planes Colliding Mid-Air Captured By Jumpers' Helmet-Cams As They Managed To Parachute To Safety -- Daily Mail 

* Footage emerged from the Wisconsin plane crash on the weekend that saw nine skydivers make emergency jumps from their planes after a collision
* Majority of the video taken from the helmet of one of the divers, Amy Polson, who inside the lead plane when it made contact with the second, causing an eruption of flames
* You can see the moment two jumpers were sent flying into the air after impact
* Miraculously, all nine involved survived, with only one reporting injuries
* Investigation underway to determine how the planes came to hit

It was meant to be a moment of perfectly-timed air acrobatics and exhilarating free-falls.

Instead it turned into a terrifying jump-for-your-life situation for a group of experienced skydivers, who are lucky to be alive following a scary collision between two light aircraft above Wisconsin.

And the entire thing has been caught on camera. Heart-stopping footage captured on the helmet cams of the some of the jumpers has been unearthed by an NBC News Exclusive following the crash on Saturday, in which one Cessna suddenly sandwiched atop another.

The collision sent one of the planes off into fire-balling into the distance, which can be seen in the video.

All nine skydivers involved miraculously survived by spontaneously jumping out seconds after the crash and landing safely on the ground.

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My Comment: I know that this is not a war/defense/national security news story .... but this video is incredible to watch.

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