Kilted Paratrooper!

[Oldhiker]

If the enemy looked up and saw a kilted paratroop regiment (regimental of course) descending upon them they would surrender on the spot!

They would only surrender if they were Scots,,, if they were French & kilted the fear factor would be negated

[Bigkahuna]

"Oot the plane in my kilt I'll go..."

"The folks below get quite a show"!!!!! "Donald where's yer troosers"?

[FightingCelt]

As a retired paratrooper...I found this thread very interesting...the ol' suicide T-10 harness would have been cause for a little pre-jump preparation...for good reason! ;o)

[LANCER1562]

I was just thinking given how cold it is at that altitude, sort of gives new meaning to the expression blue b***s. b-r-r-r-r. lol

[NewGuise]

Just prior to that jump I was interviewed for what would indeed become my job here in Edmonton. Obviously I was then really interested in any news about Edmonton, and when I heard about this I was positively impressed. Edmonton was clearly home to a hardy and eccentric breed of men - my kind of place.

It's Raining Men! Hallelujah! - It's Raining Men! Amen!

Oh, my, CNDSushi: were you there? That song came out later that same year, once I was working at the University of Alberta. I sang along, loud and often. And I was not alone in thinking of mighty Michael Mitchell, though by then I forgotten his name. Thank for the reminder, rdmchris!

But now that song is stuck in my head...