Sky Divers: Daredevils Vie For Place On US Team
Sky Divers: Daredevils Vie For Place On US Team
Daredevils Vie For Place on U.S. Team.36 army men, two Air Force Jumpers and six civilians and tryouts for the five man team that will carry the flag to the World Championship Meet in Bulgaria this fall. The tryouts in these films consist of two events, one a series of stunts and freefalls before pulling the rip cord, the other precision jumps from 7000 feet is scored for accurately and landing. One woman took part in the jumps. Captain Barbara Cray of the Medical Core. CUS - Men board plane. CUS - Man on ground tilts extra-large (huge) binoculars to look up. CUS - Interior plane, one jumper by door. MS views from above, through open door, as individual skydivers jump. MS - Parachutists land. MS - Air to air shot of funny-looking aircraft it looks like Siamese twin helicopters; diver jumps. the camera follows his whole jump down to the landing. CUS - Hand holds stopwatch, clicks button to stop it. MS - Another parachuter jumps and once again the camera follows him down to his landing.