Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. D B Cooper Unsolved Skyjacking   1 2 3 4 68

   By skyjack71, November 22, 2006
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   • wmw999
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2. DB Cooper   1 2 3 4 2631

   By quade, February 4, 2008
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3. Unit 4 / 310' / Security Canopy  

   By gharendza, April 26, 2010
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   • gharendza
   • April 29, 2010

4. WWII Airborne Demonstration Team C-47 Promotional Video  

   By davidlayne, March 8, 2010
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   • nitrochute
   • March 23, 2010

5. naked / night parachute / Jumping  

   By gharendza, April 28, 2010
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   • piisfish
   • April 29, 2010

6. Who has influenced your skydiving career ?   1 2

   By timber, November 27, 2005
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   • February 5, 2014

7. 1980's and 1990s Perris Valley tee shirts  

   By timber, November 26, 2013
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   • skybill
   • May 17, 2014

8. contact an Aussie gal, named Libby Lyver.  

   By chuteless, October 14, 2014
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   • chuteless
   • October 23, 2014

9. D B Coopers / Money  

   By gharendza, May 4, 2010
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   • airtwardo
   • May 4, 2010

10. Dayton International AirShow Demo.  

    By airtwardo, August 28, 2003
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    • YahooLV
    • September 1, 2003

11. Decades of parachutist magazine about to go to the dumpster  

    By efs4ever, November 2, 2015
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    • Krip
    • December 3, 2015

12. El Capitain  

    By gharendza, April 27, 2010
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    • quade
    • April 29, 2010

13. Half Dome  

    By gharendza, April 27, 2010
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    • JohnRich
    • May 3, 2010

14. Old Hoop Divers Post  

    By markd_nscr986, December 20, 2005
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    • RogerRamjet
    • February 10, 2010

15. Piper PA-42 Cheyenne for skydiving  

    By indradhanush, October 4, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • October 8, 2010

16. Today is the 48th Anniversary of my 1st jump!   1 2

    By patworks, December 23, 2009
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    • lodestar
    • January 4, 2010

17. Triangle Parachutes..   1 2 3

    By drewboo, September 15, 2003
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • November 14, 2006

18. Walt Appel   1 2

    By gharendza, May 17, 2010
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    • normiss
    • March 8, 2011

19. - Imagine unlimited flight.  

    By patworks, December 9, 2012
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    • chuteless
    • December 11, 2012

20. ...Skydive Apple Valley...  

    By IEJuggalo, September 9, 2009
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    • rapter
    • September 12, 2009

21. '68 Nationals Pix  

    By howardwhite, July 30, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • August 16, 2007

22. 'Lobster Tail' Canopies  

    By danchapman, March 31, 2010
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • April 1, 2010

23. 'Major' the WWII Skydiving dog  

    By RB_Hammer, October 17, 2008
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    • RB_Hammer
    • October 17, 2008

24. 'Mingo Porter  

    By Tink1717, September 18, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • September 22, 2011

25. 'Parafoil vertical lift mechanism'  

    By Quagmirian, February 14, 2013
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    • Andy9o8
    • February 16, 2013

26. 'Personnel Lowering Device'  

    By howardwhite, June 18, 2009
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    • councilman24
    • July 10, 2009

27. " The First Chuteout at the Gulch"  

    By skybill, March 26, 2011
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    • skybill
    • March 26, 2011

28. "'Danger' in Airshows"  

    By howardwhite, December 7, 2008
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    • Colson
    • December 9, 2008

29. "Amazing and Stupendous" new canopy  

    By howardwhite, September 3, 2007
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    • WGore
    • January 3, 2008

30. "Back in the day..."  

    By kimemerson, September 11, 2007
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    • skyjack71
    • September 20, 2007

31. "Bad" Bob Applelton. Circa: Perris 1993.  

    By riggermick, January 11, 2005
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    • patworks
    • January 20, 2006

32. "Beer Rig"  

    By slotperfect, October 7, 2003
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    • Macarena
    • April 15, 2013

33. "Can I get you to lean for me"?  

    By steve1, January 14, 2011
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    • steve1
    • January 18, 2011

34. "Chuteless" in 'Skydiving' magazine!  

    By airtwardo, September 19, 2003
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    • chuteless
    • September 20, 2003

35. "close encounters of the last kind"  

    By nitrochute, July 9, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • July 9, 2006

36. "Colorful Parachutes"  

    By howardwhite, October 16, 2010
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    • drjump
    • October 22, 2010

37. "Flying Death"  

    By howardwhite, January 15, 2010
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    • lapster
    • March 9, 2010

38. "FUBAR" Money Meet  

    By CazmoDee, March 30, 2008
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    • CazmoDee
    • March 31, 2008

39. "Gutsiest Sport in the World!"  

    By howardwhite, August 16, 2005
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    • hardarch
    • August 18, 2005

40. "Gypsy Moths" meet -- Chicago/Hammond  

    By howardwhite, November 24, 2008
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    • smooth
    • December 20, 2008

41. "Hullo, there below"  

    By howardwhite, July 21, 2009
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    • November 12, 2015

42. "I once sewed a passed out Pat Works to the mattress in a motel down in Guadalajara Mexico.  

    By patworks, October 12, 2012
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 23, 2012

43. "I was Married to D.B. Copper," Wife says.  

    By NickDG, August 11, 2004
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    • tbrown
    • August 29, 2004

44. "I'm Back!!!!!"  

    By skybill, June 15, 2015
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    • skybill
    • June 19, 2015

45. "I'm going in" skydiving song?  

    By pchapman, April 13, 2008
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    • mccurley
    • August 5, 2008

46. "Late Jake" the Colorado jumper??  

    By grimmie, July 15, 2011
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    • grimmie
    • August 23, 2011

47. "Leg"   1 2

    By davidlayne, January 29, 2009
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    • steve1
    • March 16, 2009

48. "Malfunction Junction"  

    By danchapman, August 24, 2010
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    • witesox
    • June 5, 2011

49. "New and Improved"  

    By howardwhite, January 14, 2010
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 15, 2010

50. "New" UT-15 manual  

    By councilman24, November 19, 2016
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    • Droopey12
    • March 13, 2017

51. "No Frills" Twin Beech movie clip   1 2

    By Bsquared, December 23, 2007
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    • rdufokker
    • April 19, 2009

52. "One" Les Hatfield  

    By rapter, August 27, 2006
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    • rapter
    • August 29, 2006

53. "Paul Williams Still Alive!" Documentary  

    By swovelin, January 28, 2013
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    • lucky508
    • January 28, 2013

54. "Pegasus?"   1 2

    By pfloydd, September 15, 2003
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    • Bonedaddy
    • September 27, 2022

55. "Pioneers" Reunion   1 2

    By howardwhite, March 10, 2009
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    • Douggarr
    • May 19, 2009

56. "Pioneers" Reunion 2008  

    By howardwhite, February 13, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • February 14, 2008

57. "Pioneers" Reunion 2009  

    By howardwhite, January 13, 2009
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    • howardwhite
    • January 14, 2009

58. "Pointing"   1 2

    By howardwhite, September 14, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • September 24, 2007

59. "Red Beans & Ripcords" My new book!  

    By nndefense, July 30, 2011
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    • stopNgoBeau
    • September 26, 2011

60. "ripcord"  

    By longtall, October 12, 2006
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    • skypuppy
    • November 9, 2006

61. "Sensors" and Double Keel Paradactyls  

    By pchapman, September 14, 2009
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    • fossg
    • September 20, 2009

62. "Sexist" Ads -- Parachutist   1 2

    By howardwhite, April 3, 2007
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    • Krip
    • March 11, 2009

63. "Sky Diving Machine"  

    By howardwhite, July 23, 2007
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    • birdshit
    • July 28, 2007

64. "SKYDIVING" by Bud Sellick - 1964  

    By dks13827, July 31, 2009
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    • howardwhite
    • August 5, 2009

65. "Smitty the Jumper"  

    By dpreguy, December 22, 2011
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    • tonybrogdon
    • July 4, 2012

66. "Square" bailout parachutes?  

    By Erroll, June 11, 2009
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    • Erroll
    • June 16, 2009

67. "Style"...Anyone do it anymore?  

    By steve1, April 25, 2006
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    • skybill
    • April 30, 2006

68. "the Geek Brothers"  

    By smiles, January 26, 2003
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    • jbrasher
    • April 15, 2004

69. "The Outlaws" Part Two, Chapter Four is ready to read!  

    By nndefense, July 17, 2020
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    • nndefense
    • July 17, 2020

70. "The Outlaws" Part Two, Chapter Three is published!  

    By nndefense, July 2, 2020
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    • zoobrothertom
    • July 9, 2020

71. "The Remedy"  

    By adamqbishop, July 8, 2023   

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    • adamqbishop
    • July 8, 2023

72. "The Rock is Now Legal"  

    By howardwhite, June 29, 2007
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    • tbrown
    • July 17, 2007

73. "Throwing Good" (SkyBall)  

    By howardwhite, January 8, 2007
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    • cpoxon
    • January 8, 2007

74. "Thunderball Club", or something like that?  

    By Jumpah, October 2, 2008
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    • councilman24
    • October 3, 2008

75. "Vintage" Photos  

    By Genn, January 8, 2003
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    • jorgea
    • May 4, 2013

76. [b]! Viva Los Skydivers Latinos, VIVA! [/b]  

    By patworks, June 16, 2011
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    • skybill
    • June 17, 2011

77. % of skydivers with titanium in them?  

    By Orange1, February 10, 2006
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    • Orange1
    • February 16, 2006

78. ~ Eddie Andreini  

    By airtwardo, May 10, 2014
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    • FB1609
    • May 23, 2014

79. ~ Louis "Speedy" Babbs ~  

    By airtwardo, October 9, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • October 12, 2007

80. 007 Don Henderson in Hospice Care  

    By MissBuffDiver, November 24, 2010
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • November 29, 2010

81. 1. International Open Cup of Parachuting, Mexico  

    By CFPasi, February 23, 2004
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    • CFPasi
    • February 23, 2004

82. 1.6,s  

    By jackwallace, March 4, 2009
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    • nitrochute
    • March 4, 2009

83. 10-way speed star  

    By adietkin, May 3, 2005
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    • RogerRamjet
    • May 5, 2005

84. 10,000 post in History & Trivia forum  

    By slug, August 14, 2006
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    • slug
    • August 14, 2006

85. 100 jumps in 12 hours x 4  

    By Tonto, March 26, 2003
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    • freefalle
    • September 30, 2011

86. 1000 iland bride  

    By gharendza, June 20, 2010
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    • timmyfitz
    • June 21, 2010

87. 1000 threads  

    By airtwardo, February 8, 2008
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    • Guru312
    • February 8, 2008

88. 120-way (1986) or 144-way (1988) video online ?  

    By PapaSmurf, June 12, 2010
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    • PapaSmurf
    • June 12, 2010

89. 144 Way Diamond  

    By SkydiveJack, August 8, 2006
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    • TomDe
    • October 8, 2013

90. 16mm movie circa 1978  

    By docjohn, March 28, 2014
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    • 3331
    • May 11, 2014

91. 1912  

    By skypuppy, May 17, 2009
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    • LongWayToFall
    • May 20, 2009

92. 1920's jumping in England  

    By davidlayne, July 1, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • January 21, 2016

93. 1926 Aviation magazine cover  

    By indyz, February 8, 2006
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    • skypuppy
    • March 10, 2006

94. 1930 High altitude jump/ 26,000'  

    By SEREJumper, April 10, 2011
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    • Beerlight
    • April 19, 2011

95. 1934 free fall flight control:  

    By patworks, April 23, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • April 26, 2013

96. 1941 jump onto Devil's Tower  

    By csubl, May 28, 2013
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    • dpreguy
    • June 25, 2013

97. 1960 Fatality Info Please  

    By BigM, January 31, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • February 4, 2005

98. 1960 Trials and ERRORS  

    By ripcordbk, March 11, 2012
    • 17 replies
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    • oldwomanc6
    • March 13, 2012

99. 1960's Army Skydiving Info Video  

    By Katscan, September 30, 2013
    • 3 replies
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    • Tink1717
    • October 28, 2013

100. 1960s Para-Commander  

     By FlyingBlueJay, October 14, 2007
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     • howardwhite
     • October 16, 2007