Free Fall Record - Arthur Starnes (1941)

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Channel: AIRBOYD · 2012 · Autos & Vehicles

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MOVIETONE NEWS. 177': Scenes of Arthur Starnes making delayed parachute jump from six miles up -- he takes off in Lodestar, drops for five miles in Army experiment and is greeted by wife and son.

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