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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 in Nottinghamshire.
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, 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. The Langar centre is based at the same airfield where the Archbishop of York made a sponsored parachute jump in June for soldiers' families.
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It is understood the parachutist killed on Saturday had made more than 200 jumps.
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.