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By Ned Potter and Richard Sergay July 12 — Would you like to fly — really fly? No planes, no airport lines, not even any wings — just you and the wind in your face? James Bond did it — sort of. In the 1965 film Thunderball, 007 escapes the bad guys with a jet pack strapped to his back. The jet pack was genuine — it was designed by an engineer at Bell Aerospace Corp. — but it barely had enough fuel to stay in the air for 30 seconds. Private flight has always seemed to be one of...

Video shows the astonishing moment Royal Navy members flew over the New York Harbour using jet packs and landed on the Queen Elizabeth warship. The servicemen are seen hovering over the Harbour as they head towards the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest and most powerful vessel of all time. Footage shows the military members smiling as they soar over the Atlantic Ocean with their helmet-steered weapon mount and tactical suits waving the Union Jack flag as passengers on other ships seemingly stare in awe.