A REMARKABLE INCIDENT during the ski jumping contests at Semmering, Austria, recently. Albin Hank, of Austria, is seen losing one ski during the jump. Although badly shaken, Plank escaped serious injury when he landed. Ski jumpers reach speeds of up to 80 miles an hour when they land. The fallen ski is at the bottom of the photograph.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28802, 24 January 1959, Page 5
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58A REMARKABLE INCIDENT during the ski jumping contests at Semmering, Austria, recently. Albin Hank, of Austria, is seen losing one ski during the jump. Although badly shaken, Plank escaped serious injury when he landed. Ski jumpers reach speeds of up to 80 miles an hour when they land. The fallen ski is at the bottom of the photograph. Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28802, 24 January 1959, Page 5
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