History of the Parachute

By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide

Two parachutters claim to be the first person to jump from an airplane, both Grant Morton and Captain Albert Berry parachuted from an airplane in 1911.

In 1914, Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick made the first freefall jump.

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• History of the Parachute
• Andrew Garnerin - First Recorded Parachute Jump
• Andrew Garnerin's Parachute
• Parachute Trivia - First Death, Harness, Knapsack, Breakaway
• Parachute Trivia - Jumping From An Airplane, First Freefall
• First Parachute Training Tower
• Parachute Jumping

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