| CIA NOTABLE |
Part 14, Parachute jumps |
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| 1797-10-22 |
First parachute descent from a balloon. |
| André Jacques Garnerin |
Hydrogen balloon |
| 1804-07-24 |
First pilot to save his life by parachute. |
| Balloon caught fire over Warsaw. |
| 1815-08-25 |
First woman parachutist. Elisa Garnerin |
| Elisabeth Garnerin |
Hydrogen balloon |
| Elisa Garnerin. ascends at Champ de Mars. Paris |
| May have been (only) a balloon flight. not parachute jump |
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| 1837-07-24 |
Robert Cocking killed in parachute descent. |
| Charles Green |
"Royal Nassau". ex "Royal Vauxhall". |
| Balloon exceeded 23 000 ft (7 100 m) |
| 1919-07-06 |
First Atlantic crossing by airship (1st east-west by any aircraft). |
| George Herbert Scott. Major |
Beardmore HMA R34. Hydrogen |
| East Fortune (UK) July 2nd - Mineola. Long Island. NY. July 6th. |
| Distance is the total ground distance covered |
29. one (Mj Pritchard) arriving USA by parachute |
| 1927-05-04 |
Altitude flight. |
| Hawthorne Gray |
Army S-40-241 |
| Pilot left by parachute. Record denied |
| 1931-08-05 |
Made her last balloon flight. 63 years old. |
| Made 510 balloon flights 1868-1935 |
| Made 150 parachute jumps from balloon |
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| 1934-07-28 |
Stratosphere flight. |
| William Elsworth Kepner |
"Explorer". Hydrogen |
| Fails at 60 000 ft. All parachute safely. Launch from Stratobowl. Rapid City |
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Orvil A Anderson. Albert W. Stevens |
| 1959-11-16 |
High altitude parachute jump. |
| Joseph W. Kittinger |
"Excelsior I" |
| Kittinger lost consciousness due to rotation |
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| 1959-12-11 |
High altitude parachute jump. |
| Joseph W. Kittinger |
"Excelsior II" |
| 1960-08-16 |
Highest known successful parachute jump. |
| Joseph W. Kittinger |
"Excelsior III" |
| 4m 38s free fall (13m 45s total). max descent speed 990 km/h |
| 1966-02-02 |
Altitude flight. |
| Nicholas Piantanida |
Raven |
| Oxygen problem. Gondola descended by parachute |
| Pilot unable to connect parachute oxygen cylinder |
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| 1966-05-01 |
Altitude flight. |
| Nicholas Piantanida |
Raven |
| Pilot parachutes. looses oxygen at 17000m. Dies from hypoxia |
| Highest known manned ascent |
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| © CIA, Hans Åkerstedt |
| 2025-01-18 |