Skydiver in no-parachute jump
A stuntman has become the first skydiver in the world to land without using a parachute. Gary Connery jumped 2,400 feet from a helicopter using a specially adapted wing suit.
Profile of the man who will dive 2,400ft without a parachute
- Gary joined the army, 3 para, at 23, where he started military parachuting, skydiving and BASE jumping. Since then he has done over 880 skydives and 450 BASE jumps.
- He did his first wingsuit jump more than eight years ago and has focused mainly on this since.
- The professional stuntman has appeared in a host of films including The Beach, Dead Fish, Indiana Jones, Johnny English Reborn and the Bond film Die Another Day.
- His BASE jumps include The Eiffel Tower, Nelsons Column, The London Eye and inside the Millennium Dome.
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Head-cam footage shows danger of stuntman's jump
New footage from a camera held by a fellow jumper shows just how little margin for error Gary Connery had for his record breaking jump.
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Stuntman skydives from 2,400ft without a parachute
A stuntman has become the first person to jump out of a helicopter wearing a wingsuit and land without deploying a parachute.