Albert Berry (parachutist)
Albert Berry (March 1, 1878 - ?) was one of two people credited as the first person to make a successful parachute jump from a powered airplane. Berry made his pioneering jump on March 1, 1912, in St. Louis, Missouri, leaping from a Benoist pusher biplane.
Captain Albert Berry | |
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| Born | Albert Berry March 1, 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Pioneering The Parachute |
The other contender is Grant Morton, who is reported to have jumped from a Wright Model B piloted by Phil Parmalee over Venice Beach, California, sometime late in 1911.
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