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Which men survived the highest accidental free falls?

Panel 1:
Under the question, â€œWhich men survived the highest accidental free falls?â€ 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, â€œTwo 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, â€œIn 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.â€ 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, â€œChisov had a parachute, but could not open it because the ripcord had been hit by gunfire.â€
Panel 4:
In the upper left corner of this panel we see a drawing of an airman falling toward the ground. The text reads, â€œS/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.â€
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, â€œWhich men survived the highest accidental free falls?â€ 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, â€œTwo 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, â€œIn 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.â€ 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, â€œChisov had a parachute, but could not open it because the ripcord had been hit by gunfire.â€ Panel 4: In the upper left corner of this panel we see a drawing of an airman falling toward the ground. The text reads, â€œS/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.â€ 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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