Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly
1893–1952Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly climbed a pole on a speeding biplane in 1927, but did not hang by one hand as promised.
Particulars
Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly claimed that in a 1927 stunt he climbed onto a pole attached to a speeding biplane and sat on a twelve‑inch iron crossbar while the aircraft flew 500 feet high.
The New York Times reported that he did not get around to hanging by one hand, as he had promised.
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