Portrait of Carl Boenisch

Carl Boenisch

Bio: Carl Ronald Boenish (April 3, 1941 – July 7, 1984), considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first jumps from El Capitan using ram-air parachutes. These jumps were repeated, not as a publicity exercise or as a movie stunt, but as part of the development of a recurring recreational activity
Born: Thu, Apr 03 1941
Birthplace: New Castle, Pennsylvania

Death: Sat, Jul 07 1984
Carl Boenisch is 43 years old
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Poster of Sunshine Superman
Sunshine Superman
Carl Boenisch would have been no older than
43 in Sunshine Superman
as 'Himself'.
Fri, May 22 2015
Poster of The Sky Divers
The Sky Divers
Carl Boenisch was
27 in The Sky Divers
as 'Self'.
Wed, Jan 01 1969

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