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A historic free fall from 25,000 feet

Updated on: 01 August,2016 12:37 PM IST  | 
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Luke Aikins (centre), skydives without a parachute over Simi Valley, California

A historic free fall from 25,000 feet

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Luke Aikins (centre), skydives without a parachute over Simi Valley, California.


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After a two-minute freefall, Aikins landed dead centre in the 100x100-foot net at the Big Sky movie ranch.



Aikins made history yesterday when he became the first person to leap 25,000 feet without a parachute.

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