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  2. Léo Valentin - Wikipedia

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    Léon Alfred Nicolas Valentin (22 March 1919, Épinal , France - 21 May 1956, Liverpool, England) was a French adventurer, who attempted to achieve human flight using bird-like wings. Léo Valentin is widely considered to be the most famous "birdman" of all time. [1] [2] [3] He was billed as "Valentin, the Most Daring Man in the World". [4]

  3. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines - Wikipedia

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    The film played in cinemas as the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union hit a new gear. For its first audiences the film's depiction of an international flight competition taking place in an earlier, lower-tech era offered a fun-house mirror reflection of contemporary adventures by Space Age pioneers.

  4. Lawnchair Larry flight - Wikipedia

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    Like Walters, Couch had a BB gun on hand to shoot the balloons in order to initiate descent. After the flight, he developed a way to release helium from the balloons, allowing for a more controlled descent. [10] [25] During a second flight on July 5, 2008, Couch realized his goal of interstate travel when he landed safely in western Idaho. The ...

  5. To Fly! - Wikipedia

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    The film was also cited as a great influence on the legitimization of IMAX and multi-image scenes in IMAX films, which has been common practice ever since. [15] A reviewer urged major film companies to "watch out", predicting To Fly! would set IMAX as a leading film format over Cinerama and 3D. [54]

  6. Unidentified Flying Oddball - Wikipedia

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    Unidentified Flying Oddball is a 1979 science fiction comedy film. It is based on Mark Twain 's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court , directed by Russ Mayberry and produced by Walt Disney Productions .

  7. SilverHawks - Wikipedia

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    Joining Mon*Star in his villainy is an intergalactic mob consisting of Yes-Man, Buzz-Saw, Mumbo-Jumbo, Windhammer, Mo-Lec-U-Lar, Poker-Face, Hardware, and "the musical madness of" Melodia. Quicksilver (formerly Jonathan Quick) leads the SilverHawks, with his metal bird companion Tally-Hawk at his side.

  8. Video: Man arrested for flying into a rage at Hopkins Airport

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    The man knew he was in trouble for what happened at a gate, leaving a computer smashed and broken. “I ain’t drunk,” the suspect said. “Had a few words with the agent.

  9. Time-traveler UFO hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Referring to the Rendlesham incident, science writer and UFO skeptic Ian Ridpath wrote that time-traveling UFO allegations from retired sergeant Jim Penniston's hypnosis session may have been influenced by him watching the sci-fi film Official Denial (which aired in 1993 and released on video in May 1994, a few months before Penniston's claim ...