NEW MEXICO, USA - 16 August 1960 - An automatic camera records the instant USAF Captain Joseph W. Kittinger II ( 1928-2022 ) bails out of the balloon

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NEW MEXICO, USA - 16 August 1960 - An automatic camera records the instant USAF Captain Joseph W. Kittinger II ( 1928-2022 ) bails out of the balloon gondola to make the highest altitude drop ( final high-altitude jump at 102,800 feet (31,300 m ) in history (a record not broken until 2012 ). He fell more than 16 miles (31km) and achieved the speed of sound, before his parachute opened and landed safely - Photo: Geopix/USAF

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Size: 2779px × 4520px
Location: New Mexico, USA
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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