Watch moment new skydive record is set

A new record has been made by a group of skydivers in Nottinghamshire.

The team of 41 jumpers combined above Skydive Langar to create the largest ever sequential formation dive to take place in the UK.

Formation skydiving involves participants taking hold of one another to create shapes while falling at speeds of about 120mph (193km/h) for up to one minute, Skydive Langar said.

They set the record by making two consecutive shapes in the sky involving all 41 people - the largest number of British jumpers ever to complete a sequential formation dive.

Shortly afterwards, they broke their own record by forming three consecutive formations.

Event organiser Will Cooke said: "It’s amazing to have achieved this new record and to hopefully inspire other skydivers to follow our lead and keep pushing the sport forward."

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