You Can’t Just Sit There
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In July 1982, 33-year-old Larry Walters of Long Beach, California, pulled off one of the craziest stunts in aviation history. As a child Larry had longed to fly. But poor eyesight disqualified him from pilot training. Then he got an idea. Walters attached 45 helium-filled weather balloons to his lawn chair. He strapped himself in with a few sandwiches, a… Read more »