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Freefaller Luke Aikens dives full throttle into the record books

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Video. Freefaller Luke Aikens dives full throttle into the record books

Updated: 31 July 2016 - 15:47 GMT+2

American Luke Aikens have dived into the record books by becoming the first person ever to leap from twenty five thousand feet without a parachute or wing suit.

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