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(CNN) <\/cite>A man soared over\u00a0Bastille Day<\/a>\u00a0celebrations in Paris Sunday on a flying board, dazzling the crowd and President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

French inventor and entrepreneur\u00a0Franky Zapata<\/a>\u00a0piloted the jet powered aerial vehicle, which he calls the\u00a0Flyboard Air<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Zapata CEO Franky Zapata flies his jet-powered \"Flyboard\" over Bastille Day celebrations.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Crowds cheered as Zapata circled above the Champs-Elysees during a military parade attended by Macron and political representatives from other European countries.<\/div>\n
Bastille Day marks a key moment in the French Revolution, when high taxes and a summer of famine in 1789 led French citizens to storm the Bastille, a military fortress and prison.<\/div>\n
This year's celebration honored European defense cooperation, drawing revelers and protesters.<\/div>\n
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\"Proud of our army, modern and innovative,\" Macron said a tweet that included a video of the spectacle.<\/div>\n
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French special forces are interested in the flying board for different uses, including as a possible assault device, said Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly, according to\u00a0CNN affiliate BFMTV<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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