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Flying across English Channel
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Updated: 2008-09-30 21:15

Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy "JETMAN", deploys his parachutes as he approaches Dover on September 26, 2008 in England. Rossy successfully flew across the English Channel from Calais, France with a single jet-propelled wing on his back having jumped from a plane at 2500 meters (10,000 ft.). He crossed the 23 mile channel in 12 minutes reaching speeds of 118mph. [CFP]