Interesting Global NewsEnglish · 8 months ago

Texas man reclaims world’s oldest skydiver record at 106 years old

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Texas man reclaims world’s oldest skydiver record at 106 years old

www.theguardian.com

Interesting Global NewsEnglish · 8 months ago

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Alfred ‘Al’ Blaschke, who first broke the Guinness World Record for at 103 in 2020, reached an altitude of 9,000ft in November

Alfred ‘Al’ Blaschke, who first broke the Guinness World Record for at 103 in 2020, reached an altitude of 9,000ft in November

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