. . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Prather prior to Strato-Lab V balloon flight."@en . . . . "1943"^^ . "Victor Prather"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Doctor"@en . . . . . . . "Lieutenant Commander Victor Alonzo Prather Jr. (June 4, 1926 \u2013 May 4, 1961) was an American flight surgeon famous for taking part in \"Project RAM\", a government project to develop the space suit. On May 4, 1961, Prather drowned during the helicopter transfer after the landing of the Strato-Lab V balloon flight, which set an altitude record for manned balloon flight which stood until 2012."@en . . . . . . . "1943"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1113664185"^^ . . "Victor A. Prather Jr."@en . . . . . "23"^^ . . . . . . "Lieutenant Commander Victor Alonzo Prather Jr. (June 4, 1926 \u2013 May 4, 1961) was an American flight surgeon famous for taking part in \"Project RAM\", a government project to develop the space suit. On May 4, 1961, Prather drowned during the helicopter transfer after the landing of the Strato-Lab V balloon flight, which set an altitude record for manned balloon flight which stood until 2012."@en . . . "At sea in the Gulf of Mexico"@en . . . "Victor A. Prather Jr."@en . . . . . . . . . "Victor A. Prather Jr."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Bud"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1961-05-04"^^ . "1945"^^ . "13546"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "1926-06-04"^^ . . "Bud"@en . . . . . . . "Lapeer, Michigan, U.S."@en . . . . "4868742"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . .