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Leggett claims upside down flight record in California
University of California Los Angeles junior John Leggett allegedly set a world upside down flight record in a light plane for 2 hours and 4 minutes covering 285 miles from Palm Springs to Deer Valley. Stunt pilot Milo Burcham reportedly flew upside down for 4 hours in 1939, with his son noting the elder practiced by hanging in a garage.
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Los Angeles
John Leggett
University of California At
Palm Springs
Deer Valley
Tiz
Leggett
Milo Burcham
Burcham
Milo JR
Lockheed
Marjorie Downing
California
California State College
Sonoma
State University and College
Board of Trustees
Downing
William 0. Weissich
State Board
University of California