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Old 19th March 2021, 09:07
Leendert Leendert is offline
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Re: Pre WW2 Belgium Parachute Bailouts ?

Paul,

Capt. Jean LeGrand was in Firefly Y-10 on 27 Oct (not Dec) 1932. Wing broke off in dive towards the Breguet. LeGrand parachuted safely.
Incident was widely covered in Belgian press, questioning the quality of the wing construction of the Firefly.
See (in Dutch): https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/co...n-jean-legrand

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Leendert
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