Sentence examples for began parachuting from inspiring English sources

A4 Crackdown on Indonesia Rebels Indonesia's military carried out rocket attacks on rebels in Aceh and troops began parachuting in as a big offensive got under way just hours after President Megawati Sukarnoputri put the province under martial law.

Back at the compound, Jones had convinced himself all hope was lost and that US forces would begin parachuting into Jonestown.

In September 1960, No. 36 Squadron began parachute trials on the Hercules.

In June 1940 they began parachute training and were re-designated the 11th Special Air Service SASS) Battalion, which eventually became the 1st Parachute Battalion.

After spells of idleness at the regimental depot in Windsor, Waugh began parachute training at Tatton Park, but landed awkwardly during an exercise and fractured a fibula.

Professor John Zarnecki said data from Huygens has flowed into mission control and has covered a total period so far of three hours seven minutes and 26 seconds from the point when the Huygens probe first began to parachute down to Titan to the time when the transmissions stopped.

The 500th SS Parachute Battalion began to parachute and glide onto their objectives at 07:00, with most parachutists and glider pilots able to land relatively close to their targets despite the smoke and dust from the bombing.

Another contestant, Eldon Burrier, 38, a landscaper from Seattle, said he began conventional parachuting in the 1980's as an Army paratrooper.

The Uzbek request illustrates the difficult logistics of winding down the war, an unglamorous coda to a fight that began with troops parachuting in out of the night sky.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Red Bulls' first game under Coach Juan Carlos Osorio began with parachutes, a bit of luck, a bit of skill and two goals.

The album debuted and continued their huge commercial legacy, an ongoing pattern that began with Parachutes which made Coldplay one of the best-selling bands worldwide.