Vince Reffet, a world-known athlete, Freeflying world champion, professional BASE jumper and the lead pilot for Yves Rossi’s Jetman jet suit, has died. He was 36 years old and is survived by his wife ...

He flew too close to the sun. French extreme sports athlete Vince Reffet has died after a jet suit training incident in the desert near Dubai. The 36-year-old was the second person on the planet to ...

One of Dubai’s “jetmen,” whose flights over the world’s tallest building and alongside a jumbo jet with engines strapped to his back wowed watchers online, died Tuesday while training in the deserts ...

Vince Reffet was a member of the Jetman team, which announced the news with “unimaginable sadness” following his death on Tuesday. A September photo of Vince Reffet. Picture: Joel Saget/AFP Vince ...

Vince Reffet, a daredevil French skydiver who soared by jetpack as he tested aerial limits, once zipping alongside an airliner, died Tuesday in Dubai. He was 36. Reffet died during morning training, ...

Famed “Jetman” Vince Reffet’s wings have been clipped. The Frenchman — part of the high-flying team that buzzed Dubai alongside a giant Emirates Airbus A380 in 2015 — was killed in a training accident ...

This video of “Jetman” Vince Reffet soaring into the sky over Jumeira Beach in Dubai is guaranteed to give you the sweatiest of palms. Yes people, it’s another “person in a jetpack” flies around for ...

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Vince Reffet, a French jetpack pilot who flew for Jetman Dubai, has died in an accident during training. The incident occurred in Dubai on Tuesday morning local time, according to a statement from the ...