Bird Man death jump (1963)

Bird Man’s Death Jump: Tragic piece of footage as Gerard Masselin dies when his parachute fails to open. We can’t find much about this man or what he was trying to achieve but this took place in 1963. Watch another death jump from Franz Reichelt here: View 90,000 films for free at Music: “The Lotus Flower“ by Isisip Subscribe to British Pathe: Follow us on Twitter: @ Join us on Facebook: é-Film-Archive/11304874870... A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (