Ep 143: Only Way in by Parachute – a Doctor's Story

InsideAIR by Royal Air Force

Jun 9, 202624:10Technology

The slogan says, 'no ordinary job'. So, imagine being asked to parachute into a tiny, remote island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean for a lifesaving mission, oh, and you've never jumped out of an aircraft befor...

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