RAF Drops Paratroops 1.5 Miles From Target, Injuring 9

The head of British special operations forces has demanded an investigation after a night parachute training accident with the Royal Air Force left nine paratroopers injured, reports London's Daily Telegraph.

The 1st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, which forms the core of the Special Forces Support Group, was on a low-level parachute drop over the Otterburn training area in Northumbria last week when 10 paratroopers were dropped into trees 1.5 miles from the drop zone, said...