Word: jordarki
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...When R. Jordarki Kuparant made the first emergency parachute jump in 1880 when his balloon caught fire over Poland, he was a hero. So was U.S. Captain Albert Berry when he made the first test parachute jump from an airplane in 1912. Since 1919 552 flyers have bailed out with parachutes, left their ships to rocket wildly to earth. A notable fall in this rain came in 1919 when the airship Wing foot Express burst into flames while flying over Chicago's business district. The two pilots parachuted away. The Wingfoot Express crashed through the skylight of Illinois Trust...
| 1 |