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Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The inventor of a pre-modern wingsuit, jumped from the Eiffel Tower to his death ...
John Robert "Johnny" Strange (December 26, 1991 – October 1, 2015) was a world record holding adventurer. At 17, he became the youngest to climb the Seven Summits , [ 1 ] a record now held by Jordan Romero at 15 years, 5 months and 12 days.
High above the mountains, Jacob tells the camera he is going to Mammoth Lakes, at one point holding up the ashes of his friend Johnny Strange, who died in 2015 while BASE jumping in the Swiss Alps.
Loss of right wing due to wing strut fitting failure during demonstration flight; [9] Maj. William B. Robertson also dies in this accident [10] Nick Begich Sr. United States 1972 US Congressman from Alaska Cessna 310: Alaska, United States Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Hale Boggs was also on this flight. Derek Bennett ...
Preliminary investigation revealed that a Schleicher ASH 26 glider, operated by 84-year-old Dieter S. Schmidt, of Springboro, was being towed by a fixed-wing, single-engine Piper plane.
A few seconds after takeoff from runway 33, the plane's right wing dropped and stayed down, and the plane crashed shortly after losing balance. [7] The pilot, Donald McCusker, and another passenger both suffered serious injuries in the crash, and Onassis died the next day from his injuries. [ 8 ]
Pilot Aaron Hogue died in the crash. [24] August 26 - A Pitts S-1S crashed during an aerobatic practice flight in preparation for an Air Ambulance display at Shobdon Airfield in Herefordshire, UK. The plane entered a dive at the top of a climbing vertical rolling maneuver and did not have enough height to effect a safe recovery.
Sir John Strange (English politician) (1696–1754), English barrister, MP for Totnes and West Looe, and master of the rolls; John Strange (diplomat) (1732–1799), son of the above; natural philosopher and diplomat; Johnny Strange, sideshow and freak show performance artist; Johnny Strange (adventurer) (1991–2015)