The parachute story.

It was as a dangerous sport that parachuting first came into vogue. Amazingly, it began some 200 years ago, soon after the French Montgolfier brothers had successfully developed the hot air balloon. It was from one of these that the first parachute descent was made in October, 1797. Frenchman André-...

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Other Authors:	Martin, Jonathan (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[London] : [Pyrmont, N.S.W.] : British Broadcasting Corp. Worldwide ; Roadshow Entertainment [distributor], ©2009.
Series:	World history in video.
Subjects:	Aeronautics > History. Airplanes > History. Parachute troops > History. World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations. World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations. Avions > Histoire. Parachutistes militaires > Histoire. Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Opérations aériennes. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes. Aeronautics. Airplanes. Military operations, Aerial. Parachute troops. 1914-1945 Alexander Street Video. Documentary television programs. History. Nonfiction television programs. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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