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The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride and a landmark in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, along the Riegelmann Boardwalk at Coney Island.Situated in Steeplechase Plaza near the B&B Carousell, the structure consists of a 250-foot-tall (76 m), 170-short-ton (150 t) open-frame, steel parachute tower.
After making hundreds of jumps and earning a class D expert license, he learned of the 83,000-foot (25,000 m) jump from a balloon by Yevgeni Andreyev that gave the official world record for the highest parachute jump to the Soviet Union, and determined to bring the world record back to the United States. [1]
The 262-foot (80 m) Parachute Jump ride at the 1939 New York World's Fair (later moved to Coney Island) [5] was a parachute tower, though the United States Army parachute training centre at Fort Benning had only 34-foot (10 m) towers until 1941.
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In November 2021, the NJSIAA's executive committee passed a first reading that would end the Tournament of Champions starting in the 2022-23 season, as part of an effort to allow teams greater ability to schedule games and to allow schools and teams to end their season as winners. [3]
Officials identified the victim as 54-year-old Paul Haaf, Jr., who was an avid jumper with more than 1,200 jumps to his resume and was a frequent visitor to SkyDive Cross Keys.
Stanley Switlik (December 4, 1890 – March 4, 1981) was a parachute pioneer. Born in Galicia , now part of Poland , he immigrated to the United States at the age of 16. [ 1 ] Originally, his company made heavy sewn items such as golf bags and mailbags.