The world’s record parachute jump was made at Dayton, Ohio, by Captain A. W. Stevens, Of; the United States Army Aviation Corps. Captain Stevens leapt from a Martin bomber at a height of 24,206 feet. In the first few seconds of his fall the oxygen tank was torn from his back, and he was almost suffocated until he reached a lower altitude, where the air was less rarefied. It took him 30 minutes to reach the earth, during which time he drifted 25 miles. It was Captain Stevens’ first leap with a parachute.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4463, 6 September 1922, Page 1
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93Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4463, 6 September 1922, Page 1
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