Cheltenham area Memorials

**airfields man** · 05-08-2008, 21:27

Cheltenham

**airfields man** · 15-09-2010, 19:49

This is No 3 Kings road, Cheltenham.

**norwichpaul** · 15-09-2010, 20:01

I still think (assuming these are digital) that your macro is switched on! The first two are pin sharp.

**airfields man** · 15-09-2010, 20:35

This is the plaque to the first parachute jump. It's fixed to the Bandstand in Montpellier Gardens Cheltenham.

**airfields man** · 15-09-2010, 21:04

With no adjustments between the first two and the third and fourth... all done on automatic....No reasonable explanation.!!!

**PETERTHEEATER** · 16-09-2010, 05:39

That's odd! Image 2 is in focus and the other one is not!

Is this plaque claiming that the event was the first parachute jump ever?

EDIT: No, he was the first English parachutist

I find the time of fall of nearly 13 minutes to be questionable. How high did his balloon go or was his parachute more of a glider?

EDIT: The British Parachutist Association says his height was about 9000 feet (2743 metres) so his rate of fall averaged around 12 fps (3.2 mps). Quite slow!

**REF** · 16-09-2010, 09:33

I'd agree with that, the macro only works close up, from distance you need to select the auto funtion again. Technology hey!

Where abouts is the plaque in Cheltenham airfields man?