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Bill Murray Drops In on Air Show

Actor hurls himself from 13,500 feet for perfect landing at Chicago show

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(Newser) – Wisecracking comedian Bill Murray launched himself from 13,500 feet to start off the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday, AP reports. "Is there some frequent flier program?" quipped the 57-year-old actor before leaping from a plane and executing several spins strapped to the belly of a sergeant from the Army's Golden Knights parachute team. "It was quite a kick," gushed Murray after a picture-perfect landing.

Actor Bill Murray waves to the crowd after he lands at North Avenue Beach in Chicago, yesterday.
Actor Bill Murray waves to the crowd after he lands at North Avenue Beach in Chicago, yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Bill Murray, foreground, makes a tandem jump with US Army Golden Knights Staff Sgt. Joe Jones from 13,500 feet over Lake Michigan for the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday.
Bill Murray, foreground, makes a tandem jump with US Army Golden Knights Staff Sgt. Joe Jones from 13,500 feet over Lake Michigan for the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Bill Murray flies over Lake Michigan for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago yesterday.
Bill Murray flies over Lake Michigan for the Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Actor Bill Murray chats with a member of the Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team after he lands at North Avenue Beach in Chicago yesterday.
Actor Bill Murray chats with a member of the Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team after he lands at North Avenue Beach in Chicago yesterday.   (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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