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“The Caterpillar Club is an informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft. After authentication by th
by robarr 3y ago
“The Caterpillar Club is an informal association of people who have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft. After authentication by the parachute maker, applicants receive a membership certificate and a distinctive lapel pin. The nationality of the person whose life was saved by parachute and ownership of the aircraft are not factors in determining qualification for membership; anybody whose life was saved by using a parachute after bailing out of a disabled aircraft is eligible. The requirement that the aircraft is disabled naturally excludes parachuting enthusiasts in the normal course of a recreational jump, or those involved in military training jumps.“
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_Club
- dctoedt 3y agoBrought back memories of my dad's "induction" into the Caterpillar Club in 1962. When we cleaned out and sold my folks' house, I took a picture of his framed membership certificate; he often wore the lapel pin on civilian sport-coat lapels. https://www.commondraft.org/Caterpillar-Club-certificate.png https://www.commondraft.org/Caterpillar-Club-certificate.png
- qingcharles 3y agoAmazing. Thank you for that. Do you exist because he had an ejection seat?
- dctoedt 3y ago> Do you exist because he had an ejection seat? No, I was a little tyke at the time. (The story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33348425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33348425)