Lose a wheel?

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Old Pathe news clip

[marshallarts]

Mind-boggling. At no stage is she tied on anywhere! That is one gutsy lady.

[onetrack]

I often wonder where they found a woman with that kind of foolhardiness in her nature, to carry out that stunt without even a parachute!

There's no woman that I know, that would carry out that task, due to their naturally risk-averse natures. They might do it to save a child, but not simply as a barnstorming stunt.

[facthunter]

Female Parachutists I've met seemed less afraid than many of the blokes. They are all mad but I must have been even more mad as I didn't have a chute. Nev

[Flightrite]

'Twas on bookface the other day, entertaining. Imagine doing that these days with our 'soft' law makers??

[facthunter]

They had to do such events for real then. (No digital nonsense) No doubt it was extensively rehearsed (on the ground) but you wouldn't want to slip, eh! Nev

[Marty_d]

I'm just intrigued as to how they handled the logistics there. Did someone hiding in the rear seat actually remove that wheel mid-flight in order for the stunt to happen?

[pmccarthy]

And check the various camera positions each requiring a camera man

[Old Koreelah]

...There's no woman that I know, that would carry out that task, due to their naturally risk-averse natures...

I disagree, OT; I've come across a number of women in caving, climbing and motorcycling who had less fear than most of us.

I hope my 7year old grand daughter never sees this clip, because she would try it. Since she could crawl she has gone for altitude. You know how a baby learns to talk from repetition? When asked what her name was, she replied "get down!"

[facthunter]

Good point Marty but they could have just used a dolly on that side that fell way on lift off.. Nev