Double amputee Alastair Hodgson (dart suit) joins the Army Red Devils Display team before completing a freefall jump at Langer airfield, Nottinghamshire. Hodgson, 29, lost both legs in a bomb blast while serving in Northern Ireland. * and becomes Britain's first double amputee to do an accelerated free-fall parachute jump when he leapt 14,000ft from an aircraft.

Double amputee Alastair Hodgson (dart suit) joins the Army Red Devils Display team before completing a freefall jump at Langer airfield, Nottinghamshire. Hodgson, 29, lost both legs in a bomb blast while serving in Northern Ireland. * and becomes Britain's first double amputee to do an accelerated free-fall parachute jump when he leapt 14,000ft from an aircraft. Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G54CY5

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7.5 MB (534.6 KB Compressed download)

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2000 x 1312 px | 33.9 x 22.2 cm | 13.3 x 8.7 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

21 September 2000

Location:

LONDON UK

Photographer:

David Jones

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Amputee Hodgson Freefall

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