24-way ?

[riro 0]

Rumors about a new WorldRecord reached my mailbox...

Anyone with more info?

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[mjasantos 0]

Hi,

I think it's related with this FAI information, dated of today, Feb 5, 2004, early morning:

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FAI has ratified the following Class G (Parachuting) record :
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Claim number : 7796
Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps)
Competition / Team records
General Category
Type of record : G-2-C : Largest freeflying head-down formation
Course/location : Pahokee, FL (USA)
Performance : 24 parachutists
Team : 24-way (International)
Parachutists : Omar ALHEGELAN (USA), Manuel BASSO (ITA), Stephen BOYD
(USA), David BROWN (CAN), Emmanuelle CELICOURT (FRA), Amy CHMELECKI
(USA), Maxwell COHN (USA) , Kenneth COSGROVE (USA), Gabriele DASSORI
(ITA), Filippo FABBI (ITA), Chris FIALA (USA), Nathan GILBERT (USA),
Stanley GRAY (USA), Anthony LANDGREN (USA), Chris LYNCH (GBR), Gabriel
MATA (USA), Matt NELSON (USA), Bobby PAGE (USA), Timothy PORTER (GBR),
Adam ROSEN (USA), Mike SWANSON (USA), Claude TZIFKANSKY (FRA), Steve
UTTER (USA), Sven ZIMMERMANN (GER).
Date : 10.02.2003
Previous record : new
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FAI congratulates the parachutists on their splendid achievement.

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Blue Skies!

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Mario Santos
Portugal