Fun read. Has anyone actually survived an unplanned free fall like this?

haldean · on March 10, 2017

It was only occasional free-fall, but William Rankin's story of ejecting at the top of a giant thunderstorm is still one of the craziest "fall out of the sky" stories I've ever heard: https://www.damninteresting.com/rider-on-the-storm/

crypt1d · on March 10, 2017

The article mentions a few people, including Vesna Vulovic who holds the Guinness world record for surviving a free fall at 33000 feet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87

paulpauper · on March 10, 2017

5 have https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fall_survivors

sulam · on March 10, 2017

More than 5.

http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/wreckage.html

http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffallers.html

alphapapa · on March 10, 2017

The site itself has a page of freefall survivor stories. Links at the bottom.