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Show New Record Lieut. Apollo Soucek, holder of altitude records, told a story during an interview In San Diego. "A farmer," he said, "heard a crash one day, and when he rushed out from his barn he saw a plane lodged in one of his trees and a young airman shinning down the trunk. " 'I was trying to create a new record,' the young airman told the farmer. " 'Well, don't look so blur. You've succeeded,' the farmer said. 'You're the first chap who ever climbed down a tree without first climb' g up. " |