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Photos: Meet the US granny who went skydiving on her 100th birthday
Fp Staff • 10 years agoEleanor Cunningham took up skydiving at the age of 90. Now she's 100 and she's showing no signs of stopping. See how this US granny celebrated her 100th birthday.
US: Granny celebrates 100th birthday in style, goes skydiving
Fp Archives • 10 years agoCunningham kissed her 7-month-old great-great-granddaughter before suiting up for her 100th birthday jump Saturday at Saratoga Skydiving in Gansevoort.
Skydiver dies after parachute malfunction during record group-jump try
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe skydiver, identified by police as 46-year-old Diana Paris of Berlin, was taking part in a first attempt to set the record on Thursday morning when the mishap occurred.
Three arrested for parachuting off World Trade Centre in New York
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe incidents have raised questions about security at the lower Manhattan site, which is supposed to be one of the most tightly protected in the US. The site is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Watch: Skydiver survives fall from 8,000 feet!
Fpsports • 12 years agoThe only injuries he suffered were a few bruises and a dislocated shoulder.
Jump was harder than I thought: Felix Baumgartner
Fp Archives • 13 years ago"I thought for a few seconds that I'd lose consciousness," he said after breaking the record for the highest ever skydive.
Baumgartner's record space jump sets Twitter, YouTube on fire
Fp Archives • 13 years agoFelix Baumgartner's 38.6-kilometre skydive from the stratosphere was a boon for social networks as millions of users shared in the wonder of the moment from their computers, tablets and phones.
Baumgartner's record space jump sets Twitter, YouTube on fire
Fp Archives • 13 years agoFelix Baumgartner's 38.6-kilometre skydive from the stratosphere was a boon for social networks as millions of users shared in the wonder of the moment from their computers, tablets and phones.
Images: How Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space
Fp Staff • 13 years agoIn a giant leap from more than 38 kilometres up, daredevil skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, shattered the sound barrier while making the highest jump ever. Images as he began his record-breaking jump.