Nick Piantanida
American amateur parachute jumper (1932–1966)
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Lived 1932–1966, aged 34United States
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Nicholas John Piantanida was an American amateur parachute jumper who reached 123,500 feet with his Strato Jump II balloon on February 2, 1966, flying a crewed balloon higher than anyone before, a record that stood until Felix Baumgartner's flight on October 14, 2012.
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