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RUSSIAN DROPS 9000 FEET. ARTIFICIAL WINGS ON LIMBS. IN IRRECOVERABLE TAILSPIN, (United Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) " MOSCOW, April 26. With artificial wings made of aeroplane fabric attached to his arms and legs, a parachutist named Kharakhokov ascended 9000 feet in an aeroplane and then launched himself into space. He swiftly covered 1350 yards horizontally before plunging into an irrecoverable tail-spin. He opened: a parachute and landed safely.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 166, 27 April 1935, Page 5
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