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01 Aug 03 - 04:35 AM (#994825) Subject: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter From: Mr Happy 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. |
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01 Aug 03 - 05:10 AM (#994845) Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter From: Steve Parkes 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 |
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01 Aug 03 - 06:04 AM (#994873) Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter From: GUEST,Wolfgang 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 |
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01 Aug 03 - 06:28 AM (#994880) Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter From: okthen Only 22 miles, the SAS have been doing this for years, and travelling further. |
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01 Aug 03 - 07:12 AM (#994902) Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter From: Dave Bryant What's new - Captain Webb the Dawley man, managed to cross the channel under his own power in 1875. |
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01 Aug 03 - 08:24 AM (#994927) Subject: RE: BS: Illegal Immigrant finds new way to enter From: Kim C 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. ;-) |