On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:47:05 AM UTC+2, mcd...@aol.com wrote:   
   > On Saturday, 7 June 2003 18:02:37 UTC+2, J Asking  wrote:   
   > > Many years ago I heard a gruesome radio news report about a   
   > > parachutist who descended to her death into rotating helicopter   
   > > blades...can anyone confirm if this really happened?   
   >    
   > I have looked all over the internet for information of a young girl who was   
   in her 20's who died in the 1970's (i think) at Thruxton airfield She fell   
   through helicopter rotor blades when parachuting i have learned.    
   > She was not a novice but not sure of her total jumps. This is not the young   
   girl doing her first jump for Charity 1987 which i did find some information   
   about  I have only recently heard of her death but i cannot find any   
   information on the accident. I    
   was a close friend of her at the time If anyone can give me any further   
   information it would be most appreciated Thank you Ian   
      
   I was one of the people with Paula that weekend - I didn't know her but over   
   the two day training weekend spoke with her a few times - the weather was   
   blustery that afternoon and inconsistent in direction and strength - sadly   
   this was a significant    
   factor in Paula's death - she was in the first group of 4/5 parachutists out   
   of approx 12-15 of us to be lifted up by plane for our jumps - we jumped from   
   approx 2,500ft - we drew lots when to go - one of the first jumpers landed   
   outside of the airfield    
   in an adjoining field (bearing in mind we were meant to land in a corner of   
   the airfield near to where we were training) - the airfield wasn't just used   
   by parachutists but also aircraft, mainly for training as it transpired - I   
   sadly watch Paula veer    
   totally hopelessly off course into the centre of the airfield - I remember   
   watching how her course was bearing straight towards a training helicopter   
   that was hovering about 5 - 10 foot off the ground, I hoped that as I was   
   about 300m from the helicopter    
   that she was going to land way short or beyond it.    
      
   I know there was an enquiry not long after - which I can't remember the   
   outcome of - but I know the parachute centre closed down some time after -   
   it's almost impossible to imagine how mixing a static line parachute jump with   
   an airfield was deemed safe.    
       
      
   I was a terrible thing that happened that day - I'm conscious it's the 30th   
   anniversary of her death this August - I'll pray for her soul on the day of   
   her death as I have at many times done since - Tom   
      
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