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Pilot Survives 5000-Foot Fall After Jet Parachute Fails
Marine 1st Lt. Cliff J. Judkins II bailed from a disabled F8 Crusader over the Pacific. His main chute failed to deploy and he landed feet first in the sea after a 5000-foot fall. Rescued hours later, he suffered multiple fractures but survived. he was hospitalized on Haven with back and pelvis injuries and was reported improving.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Baloney
Cliff J. Judkins II
Atlanta, Ga
Independent Press-Telegram
Haven
Judkins
Bill
Bill Waters
Pagan
Leatherneck
Pacific Ocean
Navy