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Clem Sohn was an airshow dare-devil in the 1930s from Lansing, Michigan, USA. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He perfected a way of gliding through the air with a home-made wingsuit. Gliding is a Recreational activity and competitive Sport in which pilots fly un-powered aircraft known as Gliders or sailplanes Wingsuit flying is the art of flying the human body through the air using a special Jumpsuit, called a wingsuit that shapes the human body into an Airfoil which He had himself dropped from an airplane at a height of approximately 6000 meters, he would glide down until he was only 300 to 250 meters from the ground, at which point he would open up his parachute for the final descent. A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag.

He made his wings from zephyr cloth mounted on steel tubes, forming a large web under each arm which was clasped to his hips. Zephyr cloth, a thin kind of Cassimere made in Belgium; also a waterproof fabric of Wool. A feature of the wings was a device to prevent them from opening out too far and ripping his arms from their sockets. A loose cloth formed another web between his legs, which acted like a birds tail. His large goggles gave him an appearance which led to his becoming known as "The Batman. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created "

Clem was badly injured during the opening ceremony of Gatwick Aerodrome, in London, England, when his primary parachute tangled in his wings. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. He broke his shoulder on landing, after opening his emergency parachute at an altitude of only 60 meters. Altitude is the Elevation of a point or object from a known level or datum (plural data

Sohn's career came to an end on April 25, 1937, in Vincennes, France. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Vincennes is a commune of the Val-de-Marne located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Before taking off, Clem had remarked, "I feel as safe as you would in your grandmother's kitchen. " But during his descent on that day, his parachute didn't open. A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. A crowd of 100,000 watched him frantically tug on the ripcord of his emergency chute, but that failed too, and Sohn, 26 years old, plunged to his death. Ripcord is a part of a Skydiving harness-container system a handle attached to a steel cable ending in a closing pin

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