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First mid-air rescue

First mid-air rescue
Who
Unknown
Where
Longton,Staffordshire
When
01 January 1900
Dolly Shepherd (1886-1983) brought down Louie May on her single 'chute  having jumped from a balloon at 3352 m (11,000 ft) over Longton, Staffordshire, UK on 9 June 1908.  Both girls were part of a performing troupe, who jumped out of a balloon with parachutes.  On this day, May's ripcord jammed and so Shepherd brought the both of them down with one chute.