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William Rankin

Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Rankin (October 16, 1920 – July 6, 2009) was the first person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud. He was a pilot in the United States Marine Corps and a World War II and Korean War veteran. In 1959, he was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter over a cumulonimbus cloud when the engine failed, forcing him to eject and parachute into the cloud. Rankin wrote a book about his experience, ''The Man Who Rode the Thunder''. Provided by Wikipedia
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    A short history of Italian painting

    A short history of Italian painting by Brown, Alice Van Vechten, 1862-1949

    Imprint 1914
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    The ideal collection of the world's great art : Board of editors: John La Farge, William Rankin, Sir Martin Conway; advisory council: Lorado Taft, Halsey C. Ives, William M. Chase; member from England: Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A.

    The ideal collection of the world's great art : Board of editors: John La Farge, William Rankin, Sir Martin Conway; advisory council: Lorado Taft, Halsey C. Ives, William M. Chase;...

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