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Albert Berry (parachutist)
American parachuting pioneer
Captain Albert Berry | |
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| Born | Albert Berry (1878-03-01)March 1, 1878 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Pioneering The Parachute |
Albert Berry (born March 1, 1878, date of death unknown)[citation needed] was one of two people credited as the first person to make a successful parachute jump from a powered airplane.
Berry made his pioneering jump on March 1, 1912, in St. Louis, Missouri, leaping from a Benoist pusher biplane.[1][2][3]
The other contender is Grant Morton, who is reported to have jumped from a Wright Model B piloted by Phil Parmalee over Venice Beach, California, sometime late in 1911.[4]
Early life
Albert Berry was the son of balloonist John Berry.[1][5][6] He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] While living in Detroit around 1891, John Berry and his wif