Aviation aux Etats-Unis : accidents d'avions, 1932-1945. - 30 photos - Photo n° 229021
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WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE: PHOTO FROM WIDE WORLD PHOTOS. LOS ANGELES……BUREAU: LOS-10847-A STUNT THAT FAILED BRINGS DEATH FOR A REAWRD. LOS ANGELES, CALIF.-The 1501 st leap with a parachute ended fatally for Rollie M. Lane at Los Angeles when he jumped from the roof of a 12-story office building in the heart of the city despit efforts of the police to stop him. The special ‘chute of his own design was opened by a pistol instead of by the conventional ring, but it failed to open in time to prevent him from crashing to earth within a few feet of pedestrians and on top of parked cars. The veteran jumper and stunt man is shown here following his one-too-many jump. 2/15/32. [Actualit] [Wide World Photos]
