So kind of Jumper to leave his teeth to the Mess afterwards, as well.
On This Day 1921 Captain Eddie "Jumper" Knievel set a new world record when he successfully jumped a Chieftain tank over 5 colleagues at #RAFLuton recording a distance of 13ftpic.twitter.com/Xww52Esocw
-
-
-
They weren't His teeth...
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Amazing achievement . . . albeit tainted with a little sadness for the 3 guys at the end of the line. RIP
-
Indeed! and of course the 3 guys from the end of the line for Eddie's next 13 attempts
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
sorry about the last 5 he was just a little ambitious.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Sadly the other three in the line bought it. Bad show!
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
And all this time I thought it was Bo “Bandit” Darville who made that jump! Learn something new every day :)
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
And that's where the name of jumpers came from in his honour, quickly shortened to woolly pulley.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
You'll find it depends which Mk. The Mk 1 in the photo was superseded by the more powerful Mk 24 production version before Centurion brought into service. Regrettably no photographic evidence of the Mk24 leaping half a Pioneer Corps Platoon. Thoughts & prayers with other half...
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
On photo Soviet tank BT-2
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.