Joe Kittinger
Joseph William Kittinger II (July 27, 1928 – December 9, 2022) was a 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.
Kittinger died at the age of 94 on December 9, 2022, from lung cancer.[2][3]
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
References
- ↑ Mission to the edge of Space — Red Bull Stratos — Trailer at YouTube
- ↑ "USPA Mourns Passing of Joe Kittinger". United States Parachute Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "Joseph Kittinger, who set longtime parachute record, dies". AP via Washington Post. December 9, 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/joseph-kittinger-who-set-longtime-parachute-record-dies/2022/12/09/25cbcf04-781f-11ed-a199-927b334b939f_story.html. Retrieved December 10, 2022.