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Franky Zapata, “Le Rocketman”, a 40-year-old inventor, performs a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France, Wednesday July 24, 2019. Mr Zapata, a 40-year-old inventor, will this Thursday attempt to fly into the record books by becoming the first person in human history to zoom across the Channel aboard a jet-powered 'hover-board’. (Photo/Agencies)
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Franky Zapata, “Le Rocketman”, a 40-year-old inventor, performs a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France, Wednesday July 24, 2019. Mr Zapata, a 40-year-old inventor, will this Thursday attempt to fly into the record books by becoming the first person in human history to zoom across the Channel aboard a jet-powered 'hover-board’. (Photo/Agencies)
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Franky Zapata, “Le Rocketman”, a 40-year-old inventor, prepares a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France, Wednesday July 24, 2019. Mr Zapata, a 40-year-old inventor, will this Thursday attempt to fly into the record books by becoming the first person in human history to zoom across the Channel aboard a jet-powered 'hover-board’. (Photo/Agencies)
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Franky Zapata, “Le Rocketman”, a 40-year-old inventor, and his wife, Krysten, prepare a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France, Wednesday July 24, 2019. Mr Zapata, a 40-year-old inventor, will this Thursday attempt to fly into the record books by becoming the first person in human history to zoom across the Channel aboard a jet-powered 'hover-board’. (Photo/Agencies)
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Franky Zapata, “Le Rocketman”, a 40-year-old inventor, performs a training flight over the Saint Inglevert airport near Calais, Northern France, Wednesday July 24, 2019. Mr Zapata, a 40-year-old inventor, will this Thursday attempt to fly into the record books by becoming the first person in human history to zoom across the Channel aboard a jet-powered 'hover-board’. (Photo/Agencies)