First Parachute Jump

October 27, 1997 marks the 200th anniversary of the world's first true parachute jump. It was made by a Frenchman called Andre-Jacques Garnerin who jumped out of a hydrogen balloon riding in a gondola which was fixed by lines to his home-made canvas parachute.

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Garnerin's first recorded parachute descent, 1797.

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Garnerin's first recorded parachute descent, 1797.
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The first parachute descent in the UK, 1802

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The first parachute descent in the UK, 1802
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