Worlds First Sky Diver?
A friend's boss has just found some old photographs which apparently had belonged to his great grandfather. They include many interesting photographs of the RAF and civil flying between the Wars. In one photo he appears to be the pilot of a Spartan Cruiser and there are several group photos from his time in the RAF.
However, the one which caused me most interest was one of him dressed in RAF uniform and carrying a parachute. The hand written caption says, "1938, Salisbury Plain, 20,000 ft free fall from a Dragon Rapide".
I wondered if this might be some kind of record. I also wonder if there was any military use of free falling during WW2.