The Flying Tailor February 4, 1912. Franz Reichelt climbed the Eiffel Tower. He wore a homemade parachute-coat he had invented. Officials thought he would test it on a dummy. Instead, he jumped himself. The chute never opened. Pathé News filmed the whole thing.
Source
British Pathé News film archive, 1912, 'Inventor Falls From Eiffel Tower'; Le Petit Parisien, February 5, 1912 front page coverage
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