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December 21, 1988 : Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland
On this day in 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York explodes in midair over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents on the ground. A bomb hidden inside an audio cassette ...

Step into the Arctic as 23 of the world's best BASE jumpers endure a month long adventure... living on a frozen ocean, battling the elements and jumping from some of the worlds tallest and most spectacular cliffs.

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All the skiBASE segments I could find of McConkey. Tells the story in chronological order from the beginnings of skiBASE jumping all the way to wingsuit skiBASE and proximity flying. Ends with the latest tribute segment from the newest film.

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Dan Witchalls and Ian Richardson are addicted to the world's most deadly adrenaline sport: base jumping.
Cutting Edge follows one of Britain's most prolific base jumpers and his right-hand man as they jump from the top of some of the country's most famous landmarks and escape death by pulling their parachute just seconds from impact.

'Base' is a secretive, underground community that likes to play while the city sleeps, and the 'bandit jumpers', as Dan and Ian are known, cruise the streets, searching for buildings to sneak into, climb up and jump from. Dan and Ian have leapt from some of Britain's iconic structures, such as Nelson's Column, The Millenium Dome, Wembley Stadium and Blackpool Tower.
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Bridge Day is an annual legal BASE jumping event held on October 16, 2010 at the 876' tall New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Over 450 BASE jumpers and up to 200,000 spectators are expected to attend. For most jumpers around the world, Bridge Day is a chance to make legal jumps, see old friends, and meet new ones.
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