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Yves Rossy, aka Fusionman and Jetman, flying in 2009
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – “Jetman” Yves Rossy, former Swiss military and commercial pilot, found himself in the water, uninjured, after failing to fly from Morocco to Spain. The 50-year-old was attempting to cross the Strait of Gibraltar with a jet engine strapped to his back, in a feat similar to his crossing of the English Channel in 2008. Details of what caused him to crash are not yet available.
Links to other sites: Reuters, Rossy home page
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Posted by :: Ellen Wallace on 25 November 2009 at 23:44 | permalink
News story, GenevaLunch, 25 November 2009.
Filed under: Society
Tags: English Channel, Gibraltar, jet engine on back, Jetman, Yves Rossy
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