Panel 1: Under the question, “Which men survived the highest accidental free falls?” is a small drawing of a German fighter plane firing at a two-engine Russian bomber. The bomber is in flames against a dark background. Underneath the text reads, “Two World War II airmen fell 20,000 feet or more and lived (no parachute deployed). The first was a Russian Lieutenant, I.M. Chisov. Panel 2: At the top left of the panel the text reads, “In early 1942, Chisov jumped from his disabled aircraft and fell 22,000 feet, hitting the edge of a snow-covered slope and rolling to the bottom.” The illustration shows an airman bouncing down a steep, snowy hillside. Panel 3: In the drawing, the airman continues to bounce down the hillside. He finally comes to rest, seated in a daze. To his right the text reads, “Chisov had a parachute, but could not open it because the ripcord had been hit by gunfire.” Panel 4: In the upper left corner of this panel we see a drawing of an airman falling toward the ground. The text reads, “S/Sgt. Alan Magee, a gunner on a U.S. B-17, fell 20,000 feet without a parachute after his bomber blew up. He landed on top of a train station and, though badly hurt, he survived.” This cartoon is part of a series called Falling. It is written and drawn by Jim Hamilton who can be found on Instagram at Green Harbor Publications (all one word, greenharborpublications).
Panel 1: Under the question, “Which men survived the highest accidental free falls?” is a small drawing of a German fighter plane firing at a two-engine Russian bomber. The bomber is in flames against a dark background. Underneath the text reads, “Two World War II airmen fell 20,000 feet or more and lived (no parachute deployed). The first was a Russian Lieutenant, I.M. Chisov. Panel 2: At the top left of the panel the text reads, “In early 1942, Chisov jumped from his disabled aircraft and fell 22,000 feet, hitting the edge of a snow-covered slope and rolling to the bottom.” The illustration shows an airman bouncing down a steep, snowy hillside. Panel 3: In the drawing, the airman continues to bounce down the hillside. He finally comes to rest, seated in a daze. To his right the text reads, “Chisov had a parachute, but could not open it because the ripcord had been hit by gunfire.” Panel 4: In the upper left corner of this panel we see a drawing of an airman falling toward the ground. The text reads, “S/Sgt. Alan Magee, a gunner on a U.S. B-17, fell 20,000 feet without a parachute after his bomber blew up. He landed on top of a train station and, though badly hurt, he survived.” This cartoon is part of a series called Falling. It is written and drawn by Jim Hamilton who can be found on Instagram at Green Harbor Publications (all one word, greenharborpublications).
Published On: May 5, 2025

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