A funeral service will be held Saturday morning for U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger. >>> STREAM THE SERVICE LIVE <<< ...

FILE - Retired Air Force Col. Joseph W. Kittinger Jr., smiles during his induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame, Saturday, July 19, 1997, in Dayton, Ohio. Kittinger, the U.S. Air Force pilot who ...

Retired US air force colonel and parachute jump world record holder Joseph Kittinger has died aged 94. In 1960, Kittinger set a world record that would stand for more than 50 years after jumping ...

A retired Air Force colonel who held the record for the highest parachute jump for more than 50 years has died after a battle with lung cancer. Colonel Joseph Kittinger died December 9. He was 94 ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Retired Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger, whose 1960 parachute jump from almost 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the Earth stood as a world record for more than 50 years, ...