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Free Fall / IPD No. 949 / October, 1974 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: October, 1974
Model Number: 361
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 650 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Parachuting - Sports - Skydiving
Specialty: Add-A-Ball [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), 7-bank drop targets (1), Standup targets (6).
Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: The replay version of this game is Gottlieb's 1974 'Sky Jump'. The Add-a-ball version for export to Italy is Gottlieb's 1974 'Sky Dive'.

Wayne Neyens told us that the N188PA on the backglass airplane is the registration number of the plane that his son owned around the time of this game. Wayne told the artist to put this number on the backglass airplane as a lark.

Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 65
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 201
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Images:
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Image # 932: Free Fall Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 4987: Free Fall Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 27369: Free Fall Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[John Gray]
Image # 27370: Free Fall Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[John Gray]
Image # 27371: Free Fall Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[John Gray]
Image # 27372: Free Fall Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[John Gray]
Image # 27373: Free Fall Instructions
Instructions

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[John Gray]
Image # 27374: Free Fall Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 27375: Free Fall Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[John Gray]
Image # 38958: Free Fall Backglass
Backglass

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 61350: Free Fall Middle Left Playfield
Middle Left Playfield

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Image # 61351: Free Fall Middle Right Playfield
Middle Right Playfield

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