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A man has died in a parachute jump at the same airfield where the Archbishop of York made a sponsored parachute jump in June for soldiers' families. | A man has died in a parachute jump at the same airfield where the Archbishop of York made a sponsored parachute jump in June for soldiers' families. |
The 30-year-old was on his third jump at the British Parachute School's centre at Langar, near Bingham, Nottinghamshire on Saturday afternoon. | The 30-year-old was on his third jump at the British Parachute School's centre at Langar, near Bingham, Nottinghamshire on Saturday afternoon. |
It is believed he left the plane at 12,500ft but approached the ground too fast and hit his head on landing. | It is believed he left the plane at 12,500ft but approached the ground too fast and hit his head on landing. |
He was an experienced parachutist who had made more than 200 jumps. | He was an experienced parachutist who had made more than 200 jumps. |
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The unnamed man was airlifted to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham but later died. | The unnamed man was airlifted to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham but later died. |
An inspection's found the parachute to be in full working order and the man's family have been informed. | An inspection's found the parachute to be in full working order and the man's family have been informed. |
According to its website, the British Parachute School has been operating at Langar, 12 miles south-east of Nottingham, since 1977. | According to its website, the British Parachute School has been operating at Langar, 12 miles south-east of Nottingham, since 1977. |
Its jumpers make a combined total of more than 21,000 jumps each year and it is the the UK's busiest dropzone, according to the site. | Its jumpers make a combined total of more than 21,000 jumps each year and it is the the UK's busiest dropzone, according to the site. |
In June the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, jumped out of a plane at the site to raise money for families of soldiers injured in Afghanistan. | In June the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, jumped out of a plane at the site to raise money for families of soldiers injured in Afghanistan. |
Dr Sentamu's was strapped to a member of the Red Devils parachute display team in the jump to raise funds for the Afghanistan Trust. | Dr Sentamu's was strapped to a member of the Red Devils parachute display team in the jump to raise funds for the Afghanistan Trust. |