This video footage shows a US soldier crouched down in a transport aircraft getting ready for a jump.

When all of a sudden his parachute accidentally opened, sucking him out of the plane.

He was dragged out of the plane in a matter of seconds with the plane going at an estimated 356mph, while his colleagues looked on in horror.

A spokesperson said the paratrooper was unharmed from the incident and he landed 30 miles from his intended destination.

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