Victor Prather
Deceased Person
1923 – 1961
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Who was Victor Prather?
Lieutenant Commander Victor A. Prather Jr. was an American flight surgeon famous for taking part in "Project RAM", a government project to develop the space suit. On May 4, 1961, Prather drowned during the helicopter transfer after the landing of the Strato-Lab V balloon flight, which set an altitude record for manned balloon flight which stood until 2012.
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- Born
- Jun 4, 1923
Lapeer - Education
- Tufts University
- Died
- May 4, 1961
Gulf of Mexico
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on July 23, 2013
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