1960 Press Photo Captain Joseph Kittinger visit his parents in Orlando, Florida
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Description
Captain Joseph Kittinger, right, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kittinger, Sr., Orlando, explains the workings of a turbo-prop engine to them. Captain Kittinger, attached to the Aerospace Medical Division at Dayton, Ohio made a record-breaking jump from a free balloon at an altitude of 19 1/2 miles in a series of tests for the Air Force Project Excelsior.
