Incredible footage shows upright skydiving world record

Amazing footage has emerged of the largest upright formation skydive ever undertaken.

The breathtaking stunt was performed in the skies above Arizona and the video was captured using a GoPro camera.

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The footage shows 52 skydivers taking to the skies and flying together in an upright formation.

The surreal video appears to show the skydivers hovering in the air, clasping hands.

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At this point the video angle abruptly changes, presumably as the cameraman pulls the cord for his parachute.

Although it may look like the divers are barely moving at certain points in the video, in reality, during the freefall section of a skydive, they are falling at around 120 mph.

Extreme sports such as these are becoming increasingly popular, and, according to the United States Parachuting Association there are around three million skydive jumps taking place each year.

In 2013 a daredevil skydiver tried to recreate an iconic scene from film history. Professional extreme athlete, Erik Roner, wanted to see if he could fly using an umbrella, imitating Mary Poppins in the popular 1964 Disney film.

The footage shows Roner calmly floating through the sky until the umbrella flips inside out and he has to use his parachute to continue his journey to the ground.

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