BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter

Subject: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter
From: Mr Happy
Date: 01 Aug 03 - 04:35 AM

Re this BBC news story, yesterday a man flew across the english channel from france & landed in dover using only a skydiving wing & a parachute.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3112095.stm

Could this now open the floodgates to potential immigrants who could fly into england [or any other country] & be virtually undetectable?

your thoughts please.

Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 01 Aug 03 - 05:10 AM

My God -- what about the terrorist threat? Maybe we can train British skydivers to fly alongside and tip them up with a flip of their wingtip? It worked on the doodlebugs!

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter
From: GUEST,Wolfgang
Date: 01 Aug 03 - 06:04 AM

First sentences of the article:
Felix Baumgartner leapt from a plane above Dover at 0509 BST, landing 22 miles (35 kilometres) away in Cap Blanc-Nez near Calais just 14 minutes later.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter
From: okthen
Date: 01 Aug 03 - 06:28 AM

Only 22 miles, the SAS have been doing this for years, and travelling further.

Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 01 Aug 03 - 07:12 AM

What's new - Captain Webb the Dawley man, managed to cross the channel under his own power in 1875.

Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter
From: Kim C
Date: 01 Aug 03 - 08:24 AM

I think it's a little too dangerous for most people to want to attempt. Although, it might be a good way to weed out the stupids. ;-)