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Largest Freefalling Sky Dive Cross In The World
[May
22] LONDON, UK/ A visually stunning daredevil world record was set
this weekend when 52 female skydivers, dressed in red jump suits,
formed the globe’s largest freefalling sky dive cross 10,000 feet
in the air. The brave women took to the skies to fundraise for this
year’s Red Cross Appeal Week.
 The
elite female skydiving team, dubbed the ‘Brit Chicks’, set the record
by literally linking together hands and feet to create the largest
freefalling sky dive cross the world has ever seen, earning themselves
a place in history.
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The 52-person formation took place in the skies
over Nottinghamshire at Langar Airfield.
Lesley Gale, leader of the Brit Chicks, comments:
“This is an amazing achievement and we’ve waited a long time to
make it happen. We saw a window in the weather and just went for
it. The cross was formed on our third attempt and we held it for
about 12 seconds. We’re extremely proud to have been able to set
a new world record for the British Red Cross.” 
The Brit Chicks, who when not jumping lead ‘ordinary
9-5 lives’, have spent the last four months practicing for the record
breaking attempt.
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Many of the practice jumps had to be aborted
because of bad weather but the women battled on despite the British
weather.
Leigh
Daynes, Head of Media and Public Affairs at the British Red Cross,
says: “This year’s Red Cross Appeal Week was themed around our mission
to ‘mobilise the power of humanity so that no-one need face a crisis
alone’. To achieve a record-breaking feat of this kind requires
tremendous strength of spirit and team work. It can’t be achieved
alone. 
“We are thrilled that the ‘Brit Chicks’ have
successfully achieved the seemingly impossible by creating the largest
freefalling sky diving cross formation.
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This unique celebration of the Red Cross will hopefully
help us break all fundraising records for our Appeal Week. We’d
like to thank the Brit Chicks, and the public, for their support.
To donate money to the British Red Cross, visit:
http://www.redcross.org.uk
Source: British Red Cross
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