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Lawnchair Larry flight

January 01, 1970

For persons of a similar name, see Lawrence Walters (disambiguation).

On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons.[2] The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m), drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro, California, and entered controlled airspace near Long Beach Airport. During the final descent, the aircraft became entangled in power lines, but Walters was able to climb down safely. The flight attracted worldwide media attention and inspired a movie, a musical and numerous imitators.

Cluster ballooning was inspired by Larry Walters's experience, although his was not the first.[1]

Background edit

Lawrence Richard "Larry" Walters had often dreamed of flying, but was unable to become a pilot in the United States Air Force because of his poor eyesight. Instead, he became a truck driver.[3] He first thought of using weather balloons to fly at age 13, after seeing them hanging from the ceiling of a military surplus store.

In 1982, he decided to try his flying idea. His intention was to float over the Mojave Desert and then use a pellet gun to burst some of the balloons in order to descend safely.[4]

Preparation and flight edit

In mid-1982, Walters and his then girlfriend, Carol Van Deusen, purchased 45 eight-foot (2.4 m) weather balloons and helium tanks from California Toy Time Balloons. They used a forged requisition from his employer, FilmFair Studios, saying the balloons were for a television commercial. He purchased the lawn chair from Sears for $109.

On July 2, 1982, Walters attached 42 of the balloons (although Larry himself sometimes quoted 43 in interviews) [4] to his lawn chair, filled them with helium, put on a parachute, and strapped himself into the chair in the backyard of a home at 1633 West 7th Street in San Pedro owned by his girlfriend Carol's mother. He took his pellet gun, a CB radio, sandwiches, 2 litres of Coca-Cola, a pack of beer and a camera.[5][6] When the cord that tied his lawn chair to his Jeep broke prematurely, before the end of a planned delay to notifying the authorities, Walters's lawn chair rose rapidly to a height of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m) and was spotted from two commercial airliners.[4] He slowly drifted over Long Beach and crossed the primary approach corridor of Long Beach Airport.

He was in contact with REACT, a citizens band radio monitoring organization, who recorded their conversation:

REACT: What information do you wish me to tell [the airport] at this time as to your location and your difficulty?
Larry: Ah, the difficulty is, ah, this was an unauthorized balloon launch, and, uh, I know I'm in a federal airspace, and, uh, I'm sure my ground crew has alerted the proper authority. But, uh, just call them and tell them I'm okay.
REACT: Well, ah, stay safe and try not to chud it up.

After 45 minutes in the sky, Walters shot several balloons, taking care not to unbalance the load. He then accidentally dropped his pellet gun overboard. Despite having taken a camera, he did not take any photos. He descended slowly, until the balloons' dangling cables became caught in a power line at 423 E 44th Way in Long Beach. The power line broke, causing a 20-minute electricity blackout. He landed unharmed.[7]

Aftermath edit

Walters was immediately arrested by waiting members of the Long Beach Police Department. Regional safety inspector Neal Savoy was reported to have said, "We know he broke some part of the Federal Aviation Act, and as soon as we decide which part it is, some type of charge will be filed. If he had a pilot's license, we'd suspend that, but he doesn't."[8] Walters initially was fined $4,000 for violations under U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations, including operating an aircraft within an airport traffic area "without establishing and maintaining two-way communications with the control tower." Walters appealed, and the fine was reduced to $1,500.[9] A charge of operating a "civil aircraft for which there is not currently in effect an airworthiness certificate" was dropped, as it was not applicable to his class of aircraft.

Just after landing, Walters spoke to the press, saying:[10][11]

It was something I had to do. I had this dream for twenty years, and if I hadn't done it, I think I would have ended up in the funny farm.

The aircraft was dubbed Inspiration I. Lawn Chair Larry was awarded the title of "At-Risk Survivor" in the 1993 Darwin Awards.

Ten days after his flight, Walters appeared on Late Night with David Letterman.[4] He was briefly in demand as a motivational speaker, and quit his job as a truck driver. He was featured in a Timex print ad in the early 1990s,[12] but never made much money from his fame.[13]

The lawn chair used in the flight was reportedly given to an admiring boy named Jerry, though Walters regretted doing so when the Smithsonian Institution asked him to donate it to its museum.[14] Twenty years later, Jerry sent an email to Mark Barry, a pilot who had documented Walters's story and dedicated a website to it, and identified himself.[15] The chair was still sitting in his garage, attached to some of the original tethers and water jugs used as ballast.[14] The chair was placed on loan to the San Diego Air and Space Museum, where it was exhibited in 2014.[16] It was later donated to the Smithsonian and is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.[17]

The song "Walters" by the American band Pinback from their 2007 album Autumn of the Seraphs is about the event and his life after it.

A comedy musical based on the events debuted at The Lowry in Salford, UK in April 2024.[18]

Later life and death edit

Later in his life, Walters hiked the San Gabriel Mountains and did volunteer work for the United States Forest Service. He later broke up with his girlfriend of 15 years and could only find work sporadically as a security guard.[19] On October 6, 1993, at the age of 44, Walters died by suicide after shooting himself in the heart in Angeles National Forest.[19]

Other cluster ballooning events edit

In 1937, Al Mingalone, an American photographer for Paramount News previously used 32 weather balloons for a feature photography assignment at Old Orchard Beach in Maine. While he hung suspended from the balloons by a parachute harness in order to take aerial film footage, Mingalone's mooring rope broke and he was lifted approximately 700 feet (210 m) into the air. A clergyman, Father James J. Mullen, spotted the incident, and after a chase of some 13 miles (21 km), used a .22-caliber rifle to shoot out two of the balloons, thus allowing the photographer to return safely to the ground.[1]

Walters's flight spawned imitators, and allegedly inspired the extreme sport of cluster ballooning.

  • On New Year's Day, 1984, in Stow, Massachusetts, Kevin Walsh made a flight to 9,000 feet (2,700 m) with 57 helium balloons and descended by parachute. He was cited with four violations of FAA regulations and fined $4,000.[20][11]
  • On July 7, 2007, Kent Couch, a 47-year-old American gas station owner from Bend, Oregon, reportedly flew 240 miles (390 km) in his lawn chair, landing in a field about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) NNW of North Powder, Oregon, about 30 miles (50 km) from the Idaho border.[9] Traveling an average of 22 mph (35 km/h), Couch used plastic bags filled with 75 litres (20 US gal) of water as ballast against the 105 large helium balloons tied to his lawn chair. Like Walters, Couch had a BB gun on hand to shoot the balloons in order to initiate descent. After the flight, he developed a way to release helium from the balloons, allowing for a more controlled descent.[9][21] During a second flight on July 5, 2008, Couch realized his goal of interstate travel when he landed safely in western Idaho. The trip totaled 240 miles (390 km) and took 9 hours and 12 minutes.[22][23]
  • On January 13, 2008, the Brazilian Roman Catholic priest and human-rights defender Adelir Antônio de Carli lifted off from Ampére, Brazil, suspended under 600 helium-filled party balloons, and reached an altitude of 5,300 metres (17,400 ft) before landing safely in Argentina.[24] On April 20, 2008, lifting off from Paranaguá, Brazil, in an attempt to fly 725 km (450 mi) inland to Dourados, Brazil, he flew using a chair suspended under 1,000 party balloons, reaching an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,100 m). Not having checked the weather forecast, he got caught in a storm. He had a GPS but did not know how to operate it. He was last heard on the radio eight hours after liftoff approaching the water after flying off the coast, unable to give his position, and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean; the lower half of his body was found by the Brazilian Navy near an offshore oil platform on July 4, 2008.
  • On May 28, 2010, the American adventurer Jonathan Trappe crossed the English Channel by cluster balloon, departing near Challock, England, and crossing over the White Cliffs of Dover at St. Margarets Bay. He made landfall again over Dunkirk, France, and then tracked inland, landing in a farmer's cabbage patch in France.[25] Trappe continued to experiment in cluster ballooning flights. In 2011 he replicated the Up house for a National Geographic television program.[26]
  • On July 6, 2015, Daniel Boria of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, tied about 100 helium balloons to a garden chair and flew over his city in a publicity stunt. He escaped his balloon pod by cutting himself loose and deploying his parachute.[27][28]
  • On October 20, 2017, Tom Morgan of Bristol, England, reached heights of 8,000 ft (2,438 m) using 100 color helium balloons and has flown 25 km (15.5 miles) over South Africa.[29][30]
  • On September 2, 2020, David Blaine reached 24,900 feet (7,600 m) via helium-filled balloons, suspended by harness attached to a cable routed through his sleeve to appear as if holding the balloons by one hand. He had all necessary licenses and permissions, carried an oxygen supply, ADS-B transponder, and remote control of ballast and balloon-popping squibs. He released himself from the balloons and free-fell until his parachute automatically opened at 7,000 feet (2,100 m).[31] The balloon was then remotely piloted by the ground team to a safe landing.[32]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Faber, John (1960). Great News Photos. New York: Dover (re-publication - 1978). p. 76. ISBN 0486236676. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/chair-lawn-larry-walters/nasm_A20181388000%7Caccess-date=03 May 2024
  3. ^ "1982 Honorable Mention: Lawn Chair Larry". Darwinawards.com. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Late Night with David Letterman. YouTube. July 12, 1982. Event occurs at 11:00–21:00.
  5. ^ Mikkelson, David (December 21, 2000). "Did Larry Walters Fly in a Lawn Chair Attached to Helium Balloons?". Snopes. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Oliver, Myrna (November 24, 1993). "Larry Walters; Soared to Fame on Lawn Chair". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  7. ^ True Story of Larry Walters via Yahoo!
  8. ^ "Truck Driver Takes to Skies in a Lawn Chair". The New York Times. July 3, 1982. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c . CNN.com. Bend, OR: CNN. Associated Press. July 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 10, 2007.
  10. ^ Rose, Ron (May 29, 2013). . Arlington Today. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Did a Man Fly in a Lawn Chair Attached to Helium Balloons?". Snopes.com. December 21, 2000. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Scan of Walters' Timex ad". Check-six.com. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  13. ^ "The Balloon Boy Hoax—Solved!". September 27, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Barry, Mark. "Lawnchair man's chair found". Mark Barry official site. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Official Site Of "The Lawn Chair Pilot"". Mark Barry.
  16. ^ . San Diego Air and Space Museum. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  17. ^ Maksel, Rebecca (September 2019). "How the Balloon-Borne "Flying Lawn Chair" Got Into the Smithsonian". Air & Space. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "42 Balloons: New musical follows man who flew over LA in a garden chair". BBC News. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  19. ^ a b . People. December 13, 1993. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018.
  20. ^ . Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  21. ^ "Bend lawn-chair balloonist soars high on 2nd flight" July 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ . Couchballoons.com. July 14, 2012. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  23. ^ . Archived from the original on July 8, 2008.
  24. ^ "Balloon Priest's Body Identified Using DNA". Cbsnews.com. Associated Press. August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  25. ^ Balloon Daredevil Floats Over English Channel , news.sky.com. August 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ BalloonSport, May–June 2011
  27. ^ Calgary's balloon man describes soaring over city in lawn chair - Calgary - CBC News
  28. ^ Canadian flew over Calgary in chair carried by balloons – BBC News
  29. ^ Man in 100-balloons camping chair flight - BBC News
  30. ^ British thrill-seeker flies across South Africa with 100 balloons - SWNS TV (YouTube)
  31. ^ "David Blaine Flies over Arizona". nemileatatime.com. September 2, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  32. ^ "David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet". Flightradar24 Blog. September 2, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

External links edit

External image
  Undated photo of Larry's lawnchair.
  • Newsreel of the event
  • Check-Six.com: Larry Walters – "Lawn Chair Pilot", longer detail about Walters's flight

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For persons of a similar name see Lawrence Walters disambiguation On July 2 1982 Larry Walters April 19 1949 October 6 1993 made a 45 minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium filled weather balloons 2 The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16 000 feet 4 900 m drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro California and entered controlled airspace near Long Beach Airport During the final descent the aircraft became entangled in power lines but Walters was able to climb down safely The flight attracted worldwide media attention and inspired a movie a musical and numerous imitators Cluster ballooning was inspired by Larry Walters s experience although his was not the first 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Preparation and flight 3 Aftermath 3 1 Later life and death 4 Other cluster ballooning events 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground editLawrence Richard Larry Walters had often dreamed of flying but was unable to become a pilot in the United States Air Force because of his poor eyesight Instead he became a truck driver 3 He first thought of using weather balloons to fly at age 13 after seeing them hanging from the ceiling of a military surplus store In 1982 he decided to try his flying idea His intention was to float over the Mojave Desert and then use a pellet gun to burst some of the balloons in order to descend safely 4 Preparation and flight editIn mid 1982 Walters and his then girlfriend Carol Van Deusen purchased 45 eight foot 2 4 m weather balloons and helium tanks from California Toy Time Balloons They used a forged requisition from his employer FilmFair Studios saying the balloons were for a television commercial He purchased the lawn chair from Sears for 109 On July 2 1982 Walters attached 42 of the balloons although Larry himself sometimes quoted 43 in interviews 4 to his lawn chair filled them with helium put on a parachute and strapped himself into the chair in the backyard of a home at 1633 West 7th Street in San Pedro owned by his girlfriend Carol s mother He took his pellet gun a CB radio sandwiches 2 litres of Coca Cola a pack of beer and a camera 5 6 When the cord that tied his lawn chair to his Jeep broke prematurely before the end of a planned delay to notifying the authorities Walters s lawn chair rose rapidly to a height of about 16 000 feet 4 900 m and was spotted from two commercial airliners 4 He slowly drifted over Long Beach and crossed the primary approach corridor of Long Beach Airport He was in contact with REACT a citizens band radio monitoring organization who recorded their conversation REACT What information do you wish me to tell the airport at this time as to your location and your difficulty Larry Ah the difficulty is ah this was an unauthorized balloon launch and uh I know I m in a federal airspace and uh I m sure my ground crew has alerted the proper authority But uh just call them and tell them I m okay REACT Well ah stay safe and try not to chud it up After 45 minutes in the sky Walters shot several balloons taking care not to unbalance the load He then accidentally dropped his pellet gun overboard Despite having taken a camera he did not take any photos He descended slowly until the balloons dangling cables became caught in a power line at 423 E 44th Way in Long Beach The power line broke causing a 20 minute electricity blackout He landed unharmed 7 Aftermath editWalters was immediately arrested by waiting members of the Long Beach Police Department Regional safety inspector Neal Savoy was reported to have said We know he broke some part of the Federal Aviation Act and as soon as we decide which part it is some type of charge will be filed If he had a pilot s license we d suspend that but he doesn t 8 Walters initially was fined 4 000 for violations under U S Federal Aviation Regulations including operating an aircraft within an airport traffic area without establishing and maintaining two way communications with the control tower Walters appealed and the fine was reduced to 1 500 9 A charge of operating a civil aircraft for which there is not currently in effect an airworthiness certificate was dropped as it was not applicable to his class of aircraft Just after landing Walters spoke to the press saying 10 11 It was something I had to do I had this dream for twenty years and if I hadn t done it I think I would have ended up in the funny farm The aircraft was dubbed Inspiration I Lawn Chair Larry was awarded the title of At Risk Survivor in the 1993 Darwin Awards Ten days after his flight Walters appeared on Late Night with David Letterman 4 He was briefly in demand as a motivational speaker and quit his job as a truck driver He was featured in a Timex print ad in the early 1990s 12 but never made much money from his fame 13 The lawn chair used in the flight was reportedly given to an admiring boy named Jerry though Walters regretted doing so when the Smithsonian Institution asked him to donate it to its museum 14 Twenty years later Jerry sent an email to Mark Barry a pilot who had documented Walters s story and dedicated a website to it and identified himself 15 The chair was still sitting in his garage attached to some of the original tethers and water jugs used as ballast 14 The chair was placed on loan to the San Diego Air and Space Museum where it was exhibited in 2014 16 It was later donated to the Smithsonian and is on display at the Steven F Udvar Hazy Center in Virginia 17 The song Walters by the American band Pinback from their 2007 album Autumn of the Seraphs is about the event and his life after it A comedy musical based on the events debuted at The Lowry in Salford UK in April 2024 18 Later life and death edit Later in his life Walters hiked the San Gabriel Mountains and did volunteer work for the United States Forest Service He later broke up with his girlfriend of 15 years and could only find work sporadically as a security guard 19 On October 6 1993 at the age of 44 Walters died by suicide after shooting himself in the heart in Angeles National Forest 19 Other cluster ballooning events editIn 1937 Al Mingalone an American photographer for Paramount News previously used 32 weather balloons for a feature photography assignment at Old Orchard Beach in Maine While he hung suspended from the balloons by a parachute harness in order to take aerial film footage Mingalone s mooring rope broke and he was lifted approximately 700 feet 210 m into the air A clergyman Father James J Mullen spotted the incident and after a chase of some 13 miles 21 km used a 22 caliber rifle to shoot out two of the balloons thus allowing the photographer to return safely to the ground 1 Walters s flight spawned imitators and allegedly inspired the extreme sport of cluster ballooning On New Year s Day 1984 in Stow Massachusetts Kevin Walsh made a flight to 9 000 feet 2 700 m with 57 helium balloons and descended by parachute He was cited with four violations of FAA regulations and fined 4 000 20 11 On July 7 2007 Kent Couch a 47 year old American gas station owner from Bend Oregon reportedly flew 240 miles 390 km in his lawn chair landing in a field about 3 1 2 miles 6 km NNW of North Powder Oregon about 30 miles 50 km from the Idaho border 9 Traveling an average of 22 mph 35 km h Couch used plastic bags filled with 75 litres 20 US gal of water as ballast against the 105 large helium balloons tied to his lawn chair Like Walters Couch had a BB gun on hand to shoot the balloons in order to initiate descent After the flight he developed a way to release helium from the balloons allowing for a more controlled descent 9 21 During a second flight on July 5 2008 Couch realized his goal of interstate travel when he landed safely in western Idaho The trip totaled 240 miles 390 km and took 9 hours and 12 minutes 22 23 On January 13 2008 the Brazilian Roman Catholic priest and human rights defender Adelir Antonio de Carli lifted off from Ampere Brazil suspended under 600 helium filled party balloons and reached an altitude of 5 300 metres 17 400 ft before landing safely in Argentina 24 On April 20 2008 lifting off from Paranagua Brazil in an attempt to fly 725 km 450 mi inland to Dourados Brazil he flew using a chair suspended under 1 000 party balloons reaching an altitude of 20 000 feet 6 100 m Not having checked the weather forecast he got caught in a storm He had a GPS but did not know how to operate it He was last heard on the radio eight hours after liftoff approaching the water after flying off the coast unable to give his position and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean the lower half of his body was found by the Brazilian Navy near an offshore oil platform on July 4 2008 On May 28 2010 the American adventurer Jonathan Trappe crossed the English Channel by cluster balloon departing near Challock England and crossing over the White Cliffs of Dover at St Margarets Bay He made landfall again over Dunkirk France and then tracked inland landing in a farmer s cabbage patch in France 25 Trappe continued to experiment in cluster ballooning flights In 2011 he replicated the Up house for a National Geographic television program 26 On July 6 2015 Daniel Boria of Calgary Alberta Canada tied about 100 helium balloons to a garden chair and flew over his city in a publicity stunt He escaped his balloon pod by cutting himself loose and deploying his parachute 27 28 On October 20 2017 Tom Morgan of Bristol England reached heights of 8 000 ft 2 438 m using 100 color helium balloons and has flown 25 km 15 5 miles over South Africa 29 30 On September 2 2020 David Blaine reached 24 900 feet 7 600 m via helium filled balloons suspended by harness attached to a cable routed through his sleeve to appear as if holding the balloons by one hand He had all necessary licenses and permissions carried an oxygen supply ADS B transponder and remote control of ballast and balloon popping squibs He released himself from the balloons and free fell until his parachute automatically opened at 7 000 feet 2 100 m 31 The balloon was then remotely piloted by the ground team to a safe landing 32 See also editBalloon boy hoax Jetpack man alleged unauthorized aerial vehicle and possible balloon in 2020s California Danny Deckchair 2003 film Up 2009 film Wan HuReferences edit a b Faber John 1960 Great News Photos New York Dover re publication 1978 p 76 ISBN 0486236676 Retrieved December 22 2020 url https airandspace si edu collection objects chair lawn larry walters nasm A20181388000 7Caccess date 03 May 2024 1982 Honorable Mention Lawn Chair Larry Darwinawards com Retrieved September 11 2013 a b c d Late Night with David Letterman YouTube July 12 1982 Event occurs at 11 00 21 00 Mikkelson David December 21 2000 Did Larry Walters Fly in a Lawn Chair Attached to Helium Balloons Snopes Retrieved February 17 2023 Oliver Myrna November 24 1993 Larry Walters Soared to Fame on Lawn Chair Los Angeles Times Retrieved April 18 2024 True Story of Larry Walters via Yahoo Truck Driver Takes to Skies in a Lawn Chair The New York Times July 3 1982 Retrieved October 14 2019 a b c Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair CNN com Bend OR CNN Associated Press July 10 2007 Archived from the original on July 10 2007 Rose Ron May 29 2013 Keep dreaming Arlington Today Archived from the original on October 19 2013 Retrieved October 19 2013 a b Did a Man Fly in a Lawn Chair Attached to Helium Balloons Snopes com December 21 2000 Retrieved June 8 2021 Scan of Walters Timex ad Check six com Retrieved September 11 2013 The Balloon Boy Hoax Solved September 27 2019 Retrieved February 23 2022 a b Barry Mark Lawnchair man s chair found Mark Barry official site Retrieved March 23 2022 The Official Site Of The Lawn Chair Pilot Mark Barry New Additions to Ripley s Believe It or Not Exhibition San Diego Air and Space Museum Archived from the original on March 6 2017 Retrieved March 5 2017 Maksel Rebecca September 2019 How the Balloon Borne Flying Lawn Chair Got Into the 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balloon man describes soaring over city in lawn chair Calgary CBC News Canadian flew over Calgary in chair carried by balloons BBC News Man in 100 balloons camping chair flight BBC News British thrill seeker flies across South Africa with 100 balloons SWNS TV YouTube David Blaine Flies over Arizona nemileatatime com September 2 2020 Retrieved July 20 2021 David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons parachutes from 25 000 feet Flightradar24 Blog September 2 2020 Retrieved February 9 2022 External links editExternal image nbsp Undated photo of Larry s lawnchair Newsreel of the event Check Six com Larry Walters Lawn Chair Pilot longer detail about Walters s flight 33 44 17 N 118 18 47 W 33 7380 N 118 3130 W 33 7380 118 3130 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawnchair Larry flight amp oldid 1223673749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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