Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. TRANSPO '72  

   By CDRINF, May 9, 2009
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   • skr
   • June 5, 2009

2. flight of the phoenix   1 2

   By keithbar, May 24, 2009
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   • piper17
   • June 4, 2009

3. how tall was Georgia 'Tiny' Broadwick?  

   By SivaGanesha, June 1, 2009
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   • jimjumper
   • June 4, 2009

4. So it's a small, small world...  

   By diablopilot, May 22, 2009
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   • chuckakers
   • May 28, 2009

5. SkydiveHistory  

   By MakeItHappen, May 26, 2009
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   • Orange1
   • May 26, 2009

6. Nice footwear :)  

   By gravitysurfer, May 21, 2009
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   • Glitch
   • May 26, 2009

7. Name another harness/container  

   By andrewhilton, April 24, 2009
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   • andrewhilton
   • May 21, 2009

8. Airworthy Vintage Gear  

   By winsor, May 12, 2009
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   • ripcord4
   • May 20, 2009

9. 1912  

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

10. "Pioneers" Reunion   1 2

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

11. So I have been talking to a few old timers.....   1 2

    By LongWayToFall, April 18, 2009
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    • jumpwally
    • May 18, 2009

12. Another memory picture from old old Spaceland  

    By efs4ever, March 14, 2009
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    • Mbranch202
    • May 13, 2009

13. where, when  

    By skypuppy, May 6, 2009
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    • skypuppy
    • May 13, 2009

14. what jumpship is this?  

    By skypuppy, May 8, 2009
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    • SkydiveJack
    • May 9, 2009

15. Found In Desert, Military Rigging?  

    By GreenLight, May 1, 2009
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    • airtwardo
    • May 8, 2009

16. Identify this canpoy (easy)  

    By likestojump, May 3, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • May 6, 2009

17. conventional rigs without a chest strap?  

    By pchapman, April 26, 2009
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 3, 2009

18. Team USA RW 1981 Z-Hills  

    By meakins, April 29, 2009
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    • Wenger
    • May 1, 2009

19. Clip Art  

    By skydived19006, April 23, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • April 29, 2009

20. old photographs..  

    By collinb, December 18, 2008
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    • skybill
    • April 29, 2009

21. What is this canopy? #32766   1 2

    By howardwhite, April 19, 2009
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    • jonstark
    • April 29, 2009

22. Name that harness/container #2...  

    By SEREJumper, April 25, 2009
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    • councilman24
    • April 27, 2009

23. Who has jumped with a famous person?   1 2 3 4

    By MissBuffDiver, June 24, 2005
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    • MikeGerwig
    • April 27, 2009

24. Baldwin's Beaver   1 2

    By dqpacker, March 27, 2009
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    • poppenhager
    • April 26, 2009

25. Country skydive video!  

    By grimmie, April 21, 2009
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    • grimmie
    • April 25, 2009

26. chute-shop  

    By killler, April 16, 2009
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    • killler
    • April 22, 2009

27. Does anyone know these cameramen?  

    By rdufokker, April 20, 2009
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    • rdufokker
    • April 20, 2009

28. Who's this?  

    By howardwhite, April 14, 2009
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    • timber
    • April 20, 2009

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

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

30. 1964 Para-Commander MK1 Serial# 64736  

    By SEREJumper, April 11, 2009
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    • stratostar
    • April 16, 2009

31. Scott "SkyKoon" Wallace  

    By rdufokker, April 16, 2009
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    • rdufokker
    • April 16, 2009

32. What is this canopy? #32767   1 2

    By howardwhite, April 2, 2009
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    • Beatnik
    • April 15, 2009

33. DrEco - Dr Eco - Dr.Eco  

    By DrEco, April 12, 2009
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    • quade
    • April 12, 2009

34. old lancaster calif drop zone  

    By ripcordkid, November 8, 2003
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    • DrEco
    • April 12, 2009

35. Pole dancer?  

    By davidlayne, April 2, 2009
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    • muff528
    • April 9, 2009

36. research links for kids?  

    By JeffNo, April 7, 2009
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    • muff528
    • April 9, 2009

37. RipCord  

    By tonybrogdon, April 6, 2009
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    • JohnRich
    • April 7, 2009

38. Why is Mr.Bill called Mr.Bill?  

    By karrigirl, May 31, 2004
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    • vstone
    • April 6, 2009

39. Try again   1 2 3

    By Jim_Hooper, June 11, 2007
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    • patmoore
    • April 3, 2009

40. Belly reserve?   1 2

    By steve1, March 17, 2009
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    • steve1
    • April 1, 2009

41. Not DB Cooper  

    By howardwhite, March 30, 2009
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • April 1, 2009

42. Texas Skydiving Association  

    By AggieDave, February 9, 2006
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    • Crossbow
    • March 30, 2009

43. Secret Gov't Parachute Conspiracy REVEALED . . .   1 2

    By NickDG, March 19, 2009
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    • DavidB
    • March 29, 2009

44. What's happening here?   1 2

    By howardwhite, March 23, 2009
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    • Krip
    • March 28, 2009

45. Adrian Nicholas  

    By sofiahuray, March 23, 2009
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    • bozo
    • March 25, 2009

46. Why?  

    By davidlayne, March 23, 2009
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 23, 2009

47. Elsinore -- 50 years ago  

    By howardwhite, March 23, 2009
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    • mccurley
    • March 23, 2009

48. Jerry Irwin Photos   1 2

    By howardwhite, February 1, 2009
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    • Jim_Hooper
    • March 22, 2009

49. Ever Static Line A Para-Commander?  

    By T10PCM1, March 7, 2009
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    • mccurley
    • March 16, 2009

50. What is this plane #? ?  

    By howardwhite, March 7, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • March 16, 2009

51. "Leg"   1 2

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

52. Warning Label  

    By howardwhite, March 13, 2009
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    • airtwardo
    • March 14, 2009

53. Skydiving on TV  

    By lodestar, March 3, 2009
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    • skypuppy
    • March 13, 2009

54. "Sexist" Ads -- Parachutist   1 2

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

55. Mad River Glenn Para Ski Vermont 1961  

    By Millstone, March 6, 2009
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    • patmoore
    • March 9, 2009

56. chuteless jumps on the net  

    By skypuppy, March 6, 2009
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    • skydiverek
    • March 6, 2009

57. rod packs chuteless jump(1965?)  

    By ripcordkid, October 30, 2003
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    • jimp
    • March 6, 2009

58. Sad photo for League City Spacelanders  

    By efs4ever, March 4, 2009
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    • drjump
    • March 5, 2009

59. 1.6,s  

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

60. Skydiving Video Set to Van Halen's "Jump"?   1 2

    By Shotgun, March 25, 2005
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    • Shotgun
    • March 3, 2009

61. Demo  

    By howardwhite, February 27, 2009
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    • stratostar
    • March 2, 2009

62. John Sherman 70th Birthday.  

    By 3331, February 25, 2009
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    • billbooth
    • February 28, 2009

63. Front Mounted Reserves   1 2

    By tonybrogdon, February 13, 2009
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    • tonybrogdon
    • February 23, 2009

64. Who Invented The Slider   1 2

    By JohnGraham, June 23, 2005
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    • lodestar
    • February 23, 2009

65. Bill Cole, (CHUTELESS), Man or Monster?  

    By skypuppy, February 14, 2009
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    • IanHarrop
    • February 19, 2009

66. Vintage Weekend at Teuge The Netherlands  

    By ParaShoot, July 4, 2008
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    • dragon2
    • February 19, 2009

67. Muskogee Article - Call for Stories & Pics   1 2

    By BIGUN, June 22, 2007
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    • LTPlano
    • February 13, 2009

68. Slider  

    By old_timer, February 13, 2009
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    • JohnRich
    • February 13, 2009

69. Solano County Parachute Club TV news story from 1964  

    By ficus, February 12, 2009
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    • mccurley
    • February 12, 2009

70. Rip Cord ?  

    By jumpwally, February 3, 2009
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    • jumpwally
    • February 3, 2009

71. Anyone know the make of this rig? Found in a Swedish forest  

    By cpoxon, January 28, 2009
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    • NealFitz
    • February 3, 2009

72. Closing tool  

    By howardwhite, January 28, 2009
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 30, 2009

73. What kind of rig is this?  

    By indyz, January 28, 2009
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    • jimmytavino
    • January 28, 2009

74. Old DZ in Darbytown, OH?  

    By skydiver30960, January 16, 2009
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    • blongb
    • January 28, 2009

75. Jimmy Hendrix-Army Paratrooper  

    By maxmadmax, December 13, 2008
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    • quadrevium
    • January 28, 2009

76. fandango fans...   1 2

    By hongkongluna, October 11, 2007
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    • pirana
    • January 26, 2009

77. Who and where? #3  

    By howardwhite, January 18, 2009
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    • mccurley
    • January 26, 2009

78. Missing info  

    By CFPasi, January 17, 2009
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    • CFPasi
    • January 25, 2009

79. Early Old Vintage Parachute Test cica 1920's  

    By davidlayne, January 13, 2009
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    • keithbar
    • January 16, 2009

80. "Pioneers" Reunion 2009  

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

81. A good read  

    By davidlayne, January 13, 2009
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    • slotperfect
    • January 13, 2009

82. What is this canopy? #11  

    By howardwhite, January 12, 2009
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    • howardwhite
    • January 13, 2009

83. Skydiving Pirate Ransom Transfer  

    By eJAKAL, January 9, 2009
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    • RogerRamjet
    • January 13, 2009

84. more old pix  

    By jonstark, December 22, 2008
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    • AVDAN
    • January 13, 2009

85. Insane wingsuit flying in Norway - video  

    By patmoore, January 9, 2009
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    • Guru312
    • January 12, 2009

86. Who, when, and where?  

    By pilotdave, January 2, 2009
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    • patmoore
    • January 9, 2009

87. What is this plane?#123  

    By howardwhite, January 5, 2009
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    • howardwhite
    • January 8, 2009

88. Where were you at 00:00, 01,01,09??  

    By skybill, January 1, 2009
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    • efs4ever
    • January 7, 2009

89. Skydive Madison (Wis.) ca. 1997  

    By SansSuit, January 4, 2009
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    • SansSuit
    • January 5, 2009

90. Crabing  

    By tonybrogdon, December 26, 2008
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    • Gene03
    • January 4, 2009

91. And yet anotherone here!! WTF became of Vic Logan, AKA "Captin good vibes"  

    By riggermick, July 20, 2006
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    • jimp
    • January 1, 2009

92. what's that from ?  

    By piisfish, November 18, 2008
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    • eric.fradet
    • January 1, 2009

93. Caterpillar Club  

    By docjohn, December 10, 2008
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    • davidlayne
    • December 30, 2008

94. What is this canopy? #10  

    By howardwhite, December 26, 2008
    • 8 replies
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    • councilman24
    • December 29, 2008

95. Of interest to Houston Jumpers who knew David Johnson  

    By efs4ever, December 28, 2008
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    • JohnRich
    • December 29, 2008

96. Need Help From Your Training Archives  

    By slotperfect, December 15, 2008
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    • slotperfect
    • December 26, 2008

97. Of interest to Aggies  

    By efs4ever, December 21, 2008
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    • faulknerwn
    • December 24, 2008

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

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

99. Whatever is this plane?  

    By howardwhite, December 16, 2008
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    • feuergnom
    • December 20, 2008

100. Forget the jump aircraft  

     By lodestar, December 19, 2008
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     • howardwhite
     • December 20, 2008