Mid-Air Drama as Army Parachutist's Chute Fails to Open During Performance

There was high drama in the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven on June 19 as the parachute of a member of the Red Devils, a British Army parachute display team, failed to open during a performance at the Whitehaven Air Show. Another Red Devils member caught his teammate in mid air, and the two made a safe landing in Whitehaven’s Queens Dock, according to the air show’s Facebook page. Credit: Instagram/rickyparn