"On the 4th of February, 1912, tailor Franz Reichelt arrived at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in a car, accompanied by a few close friends..."

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Background
04:57 - The Eiffel Tower Jump
07:19 - The Aftermath

MUSIC:
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory

SOURCES:
► "L'inventeur d'un parachute se lance de la tour Eiffel et s'ecrase sur le sol" published by Le Petit Parisien, February 1912. Available via: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt...
► "L'inventeur Reichelt s'est tue hier" published by Le Petit Journal, February 1912. Available via: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt...
► "Experience tragique" published by Le Matin, February 1912. Available via: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt...
► "Chute mortelle d'un inventeur de parachute" published by Le Temps, February 1912. Available via: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt...
► "The Silken Canopy: History of the Parachute" by John Lucas, published by Airlife Publishing, June 1997. Link: https://www.google.co.uk/books/editio...

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