At least they weren’t trying to land in Croker…
Here we see the Irish Defence Forces Black Knights parachute display team, *deep breath*, skydiving into Rathmines from over 1500 meters in the air – that’s over 5000 feet in old money.
Unfortunately, there are no spectacular flips or
mid-air MMA fights, but it does give us an incredible bird’s-eye view of the city centre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=42&v=72XgTMCcUXE
According to the Defence Forces, the lads were dispatched over Dublin City Centre from an Air Corps AW139 twin engine helicopter, last August.
This particular piece of footage captures the rapid descent of Captain Ruairí McDermott and Corporal Colin Curran of the Black Knights display team into Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines.
To be fair, Dublin looks pretty cool from above. You can find out more about the Defence Forces parachuting
over here.
