DEATH IN MID-AIR
FAMOUS PARACHUTIST'S END. AT HEIGHT OF 30,000 FEET. ABOUT TO MAKE A DESCENT. (United Press Association—Copyright) (Received) This Day, 11.15 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 7. John Tranum, the famous parachutist, wing walker and "crazy flyer," ascended 30,000 feet in order to attempt a record jump, including a delayed drop of 25,000 feet, He was about to climb out when suddenly he signalled the pilot to descend. When the 'plane reached the ground Tranum was found to be dead, the cause being heart failure.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 125, 8 March 1935, Page 5
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