A SKYDIVER has leapt into the history books after jumping out of a plane at 25,000ft without a parachute.

The daredevil jumped with two colleagues wearing parachutes but they left him hurtling towards the ground on his own after deploying their devices.

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Death-defying stuntman Luke Aikins, who has more than 18,000 jumps under his belt, landed in a 100ft square net set-up in the Californian desert.

The two-minute freefall was broadcast live on American television yesterday and was dubbed “Heaven Sent”.

Cheers erupted from the crowed after Mr Aikins safely landed in the net where he was met by his wife Monica who had been watching with their four-year-old son Logan.

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The 42-year-old is a third generation skydiver and was watched by the rest of his family at the Big Sky movie ranch in Simi Valley, USA.

The veteran daredevil was armed with nothing more than a helmet and a body camera during his descent but he did wear a ‘mystery device’ on his back that he used to land into the net.

After landing safely and enjoying the warm embrace of his family, Mr Aikins said: “The words I want to say I can't even get out of my mouth.”

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He added: “I [was] almost levitating. It's incredible, this thing that just happened.”

He had previously worked with Felix Baumgartner in 2012 when the Austrian set the world record for skydiving from the greatest altitude when he leapt from over 125,000ft.

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During his 25-year career as a stuntman Mr Aikins has worked on Hollywood blockbusters including Godzilla and Iron Man 3 as well as a safety and training advisor for the United States Parachute Association.

He has also provided advanced skydiving training to some of America’s elite military special forces.

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