A female RAF parachute instructor has died after her canopy failed to open on a training jump. The investigation will include examination of the instructor's equipment, which was recovered from the scene, and interviews with those who jumped with her. A source close to RAF Weston-on-the-Green said: 'Sometimes jumpers rely on an AAD to inform them when they have reached a pre-selected altitude to deploy their parachute. The airfield is used by the RAF's No 1 Parachute Training School. An RAF spokesman said: 'We can confirm that a service person has died at RAF Weston-on-the-Green.

Source: Daily Mail September 05, 2021 20:06 UTC