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Paratroopers from the Netherlands, Belgium, England, Canada, Germany and America jumping with a parachute from an airplane above Ginkelse Heide, the Netherlands, on Sept. 22. The annual dropping of paratroopers is part of the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem during Operation Market Garden.
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Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, jumps from a helicopter before a successful flight over Rio de Janiero, Brazil in this May 2 handout photograph released by Breitling. The Swiss aviator dropped from a helicopter and deployed the jet-powered carbon-kevlar "Jetwing" and uses his body to steer as he flew over the city before landing on Copacabana Beach.
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Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, flies past the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain.
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In this photograph provided by the Breitling, Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, prepares to land on Copacabana beach after a flight over Rio de Janiero.
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Commercial Photo - Yves Rossy, known as the Jetman, smiles after just landing on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janiero.
Swiss jetman Yves Rossy stunned onlookers with an amazing flying display over Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.
You can see Jetman's flight over the Grand Canyon in PhotoBlog.
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Israeli army paratroopers take part in a training jump in full battle gear over the Palmachim military base near Tel Aviv, Israel, on 13 Sept. 2011. Although the Paratroopers Brigade has had only one operational combat parachute drop ever, during the 1956 Sinai War, volunteers accepted into the elite unit undergo operational training jumps with all the equipment needed for battle.
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Two base jumpers leap from the 380 metres high Kuala Lumpur Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 07 October 2010. Some 120 base jumpers from 22 countries took part in the annual KL Tower International Jump. BASE (Building, Antenna, Span and Earth)-jumping is an extreme sport where parachutists jump off tall buildings and structures instead of aircraft.
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