Joe Kittinger
Joseph William Kittinger II (born July 27, 1928) is a retired Colonel in the United States Air Force and a USAF Command Pilot. He was born in Tampa, Florida. He set a world record for the longest skydive from a height more than 31 kilometres (19 mi).[1] He was also the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean, alone, in a hot air balloon.
He was a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War and was a prisoner of war in a North Vietnamese prison.
Joe Kittinger Media
- SilverStarribbon
Ribbon from the Legion of Merit awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
Bronze Star Medal ribbon with "V" device, 1st award
Meritorious Service Medal ribbon
Prisoner of War Medal ribbon (United States)
Stargazer gondola on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Command Pilot badge (see en:Command pilot)
US Army Airborne master parachutist badge
