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DEFINING MOMENTS

WINGANDAPLAYER

Daredevil aviatrix Gladys Roy enjoys a game of tennis at
3,000 feet with Ivan Unger. It was one of Roy’s most
famous wing-walking stunts, along with dancing the
Charleston, but was purely panto – obviously there
was no ball involved but it was a heck of a show.
Tragically Roy, who also claimed the world record
for the lowest parachute jump, died only two
years later after walking into the spinning
propeller of a grounded aircraft.
1925

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