Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Lost Prairie  

   By Woody Russell, October 31, 2023
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   • wmw999
   • November 1, 2023

2. Lots of New Things - Are Old Things . . .  

   By NickDG, December 12, 2007
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   • airtwardo
   • January 11, 2008

3. Lou Paproski  

   By mjosparky, March 27, 2006
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   • divndno
   • April 8, 2006

4. Louie Howell  

   By Bonedaddy, September 2, 2022
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   • 3331
   • September 10, 2022

5. Louisiana old farts   1 2

   By jaymundo, May 16, 2004
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   • keith20mm
   • July 19, 2014

6. Louisiana Parker brothers ??  

   By jaymundo, December 15, 2009
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   • skybill
   • December 23, 2009

7. low cost airfare picture  

   By frawley308, December 12, 2004
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   • mjosparky
   • February 12, 2005

8. Low Pass Stories...   1 2 3 4 5

   By steve1, February 25, 2004
   • 111 replies
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   • GeordieSkydiver
   • January 12, 2006

9. Low Pull Artists vs. Swoopers   1 2 3

   By zoobrothertom, June 4, 2008
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   • zoobrothertom
   • September 12, 2008

10. Low Tech Horizontal Wind Tunnel  

    By SCS292, June 20, 2012
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    • kkeenan
    • July 11, 2012

11. Lowest D-Licence w/o Jumping Rounds   1 2 3

    By outlawphx, October 3, 2005
    • 60 replies
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    • quack
    • October 20, 2006

12. Loy Brydon - D12  

    By slotperfect, June 16, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • June 26, 2006

13. Luis Melendez Jr.  

    By howardwhite, December 29, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • December 29, 2007

14. Mad River Glenn Para Ski Vermont 1961  

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

15. magazine back-issues  

    By guymanos, December 19, 2007
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    • swovelin
    • December 20, 2007

16. mAGOT / On / Airzona Airspeed  

    By gharendza, May 22, 2010
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    • Jumpah
    • July 7, 2010

17. Major advancement announced  

    By airtwardo, June 15, 2003
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    • lodestar
    • September 28, 2011

18. Make your own Parachute?!?!   1 2

    By SkySlut, February 23, 2004
    • 34 replies
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    • captain1976
    • August 14, 2016

19. Man I miss CSS  

    By DBCOOPER, November 27, 2014
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    • DBCOOPER
    • November 27, 2014

20. Mardi Gras 78  

    By jaymundo, May 30, 2006
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    • frynsky
    • June 8, 2006

21. Marijuana saved George Bush Sr. life  

    By swoopfly, February 17, 2010
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    • Andy9o8
    • February 20, 2010

22. Mark Vicker - jump pilot and more  

    By kleggo, February 29, 2012
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    • ebes
    • October 19, 2021

23. Martin Caidin  

    By skypuppy, February 29, 2012
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    • rdufokker
    • March 12, 2012

24. Martin Evans???  

    By grimmie, January 8, 2008
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    • gjhdiver
    • January 9, 2008

25. Martin McNally's first jump? 727 jet.  

    By 377, March 6, 2018
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    • jcd11235
    • March 12, 2018

26. Mary Ellen Weber  

    By cocheese, March 31, 2004
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    • cocheese
    • April 5, 2004

27. MASS SPC Paracommander  

    By likestojump, November 16, 2012
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    • drjump
    • November 16, 2012

28. Masters of the sky  

    By jaymundo, December 18, 2002
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • November 24, 2004

29. Masters of The Sky on You Tube  

    By TomSpoon, December 7, 2009
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    • Tink1717
    • December 20, 2009

30. maxine hartman-nellen  

    By highspeeddirt, April 27, 2007
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    • BIGUN
    • April 26, 2012

31. MayDay! also HELP! Histrory of RW fading....  

    By patworks, October 23, 2012
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    • patworks
    • October 23, 2012

32. MC1-1b and PC performance data?  

    By councilman24, November 2, 2007
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    • councilman24
    • November 2, 2007

33. mc1-1c dbag ? Any help  

    By councilman24, June 11, 2011
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    • stratostar
    • June 13, 2011

34. McElfish swag  

    By Krip, December 18, 2013
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    • drjump
    • December 27, 2013

35. Me at 16-Baldwin, Wisconsin  

    By PROGRESSIVE, April 19, 2006
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    • rehmwa
    • April 25, 2006

36. Medication for Skydiving  

    By howardwhite, August 23, 2010
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • August 24, 2010

37. Memorable jumps - setting up exit out of Mike Mullins' King Air with a B2 Stealth Bomber right on his six  

    By BillyVance, July 6, 2013
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    • BillyVance
    • July 10, 2013

38. Memorial weekend Skydiving history  

    By rapter, May 29, 2006
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    • cosmobuddy
    • May 29, 2006

39. Memoriblia  

    By danchapman, July 10, 2013
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    • danchapman
    • July 10, 2013

40. Memories!   1 2

    By airtwardo, August 6, 2005
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    • steve1
    • September 7, 2005

41. Mental error  

    By stryder4, June 4, 2006
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    • Tonto
    • June 4, 2006

42. Merit Badges  

    By patworks, October 18, 2008
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    • skybill
    • October 20, 2008

43. MERLE MCCOY ANTIOCH OLD TIMERS  

    By SWIMDOC, June 11, 2017
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    • SWIMDOC
    • June 20, 2017

44. Merry Christmas - You Old Farts . . .  

    By NickDG, December 24, 2007
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    • Usetawuz
    • December 24, 2007

45. MG (the car) advertisement jump  

    By AggieDave, January 31, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • February 18, 2005

46. Michael and Charmian Larson  

    By peek, July 30, 2012
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    • pchapman
    • August 21, 2012

47. Michael Culler stories.  

    By Tidlof, October 11, 2012
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    • jonstark
    • October 11, 2012

48. Mike Mullins' King Air?   1 2 3

    By lawrocket, July 8, 2003
    • 59 replies
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    • BillyVance
    • January 22, 2005

49. Mike Steele, Golden Knight 71-73 seeking info  

    By 377, January 15, 2010
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    • Howard Hodges
    • September 24, 2019

50. MikePelkey  

    By mikep@logiswitch.com, November 20, 2022
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    • mikep@logiswitch.com
    • November 20, 2022

51. Mile Hi 1990s vids  

    By alinton, December 2, 2012
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    • oldwomanc6
    • December 3, 2012

52. Military Parachuting in the USA  

    By ribizligizi, September 27, 2010
    • 10 replies
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    • patmoore
    • October 13, 2010

53. Military surplus gear?  

    By grimmie, September 29, 2007
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    • grimmie
    • September 29, 2007

54. Military/Demo jumps in Bermuda  

    By Nemo, January 27, 2005
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    • bozo
    • March 3, 2006

55. Milt Platt in the news  

    By howardwhite, October 6, 2009
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    • rapter
    • October 7, 2009

56. Mingo Mascot  

    By Tink1717, April 1, 2004
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    • lekstrom10k
    • June 26, 2006

57. Mirror Image  

    By goldwing, September 14, 2012
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    • docjohn
    • October 18, 2013

58. Missing info  

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

59. Missing jumpers  

    By CFPasi, February 6, 2006
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    • BKR
    • February 13, 2006

60. Mitch Decoteau  

    By BKR, April 13, 2006
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    • DrSher
    • September 15, 2016

61. MJO Sparky  

    By GreenLight, August 29, 2007
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    • GreenLight
    • August 30, 2007

62. Mon Yough Skydiving/Parachuting  

    By JeffSkydiver, April 3, 2005
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    • gb1
    • September 18, 2017

63. More Elmo pics found  

    By efs4ever, March 15, 2004
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    • airtwardo
    • March 31, 2004

64. More faces  

    By kallend, April 24, 2005
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    • MakeItHappen
    • April 27, 2005

65. More info - jumps in 20's  

    By CFPasi, August 9, 2010
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    • CFPasi
    • August 9, 2010

66. more old pix  

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

67. More patches I need help ID'ng  

    By jvw734, November 5, 2019
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    • piisfish
    • November 6, 2019

68. More Trivia: Anyone Ever Jump A Viking?  

    By ericber, March 23, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • June 1, 2004

69. More World Meet 81  

    By billabx, December 24, 2007
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    • billabx
    • December 26, 2007

70. Most DZ'S Jumped in a 24 Hour period  

    By jclalor, July 27, 2013
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    • AndyAnderson
    • September 24, 2013

71. Most famous skydiver...   1 2 3 4 5

    By skypuppy, November 29, 2002
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    • unclecharlie95
    • July 7, 2016

72. Most memorable meeting   1 2

    By skypuppy, November 17, 2002
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    • ypelchat
    • September 30, 2003

73. Most Senior FreeFlyer  

    By BlueSBDeath, September 1, 2009
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    • pirana
    • September 22, 2009

74. Most skydives  

    By meridianjumper, January 10, 2005
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    • jcadiver
    • March 21, 2005

75. Movie: Skydiving - The Ultimate Thrill, who are the jumpers ?  

    By dks13827, June 30, 2009
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    • lindawaz
    • October 16, 2011

76. Moving mis-post by Pat Lovetro (Saltydude) into this forum  

    By mdrejhon, June 24, 2011
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    • mdrejhon
    • June 24, 2011

77. Mr Bill?  

    By Rainmagnet, September 11, 2003
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    • Amazon
    • September 12, 2003

78. Mr. Bill  

    By efs4ever, March 15, 2004
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    • usedtajump
    • March 15, 2004

79. Mr. Douglas   1 2

    By jumpwally, January 2, 2008
    • 27 replies
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    • BillyVance
    • January 8, 2008

80. Mr. Douglas DC-3 getting back in the air???   1 2

    By BillyVance, February 12, 2008
    • 34 replies
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    • RV8
    • February 17, 2023

81. MT-1S questions  

    By lucky508, December 9, 2009
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    • mike48
    • December 30, 2009

82. muff brothers?  

    By Kirils, December 3, 2002
    • 19 replies
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    • bobsled92
    • December 15, 2002

83. Mullins Story, True?  

    By skydived19006, February 25, 2011
    • 16 replies
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    • topdocker
    • February 28, 2011

84. Multiple sequential parachutes opening - which film?  

    By meekerboy, October 18, 2015
    • 17 replies
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    • manchuso
    • September 15, 2018

85. Mummied hand with ripcord  

    By lodestar, December 10, 2011
    • 16 replies
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    • rdufokker
    • January 9, 2012

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

    By BIGUN, June 22, 2007
    • 28 replies
    • 7,440 views
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    • LTPlano
    • February 13, 2009

87. Must have been jumped from - but what is it?  

    By Rover, July 14, 2017
    • 4 replies
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    • 377
    • August 3, 2017

88. My favorite forum...  

    By hottamaly, April 15, 2005
    • 2 replies
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    • jonstark
    • April 16, 2005

89. My First Camera Jump . . .  

    By NickDG, April 16, 2008
    • 6 replies
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    • NickDG
    • April 18, 2008

90. My first Santa jump. NOT a Christmas story  

    By Bob_Church, December 25, 2017
    • 4 replies
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    • jvw734
    • October 23, 2019

91. My friend Oscar  

    By chuteless, December 18, 2004
    • 13 replies
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    • markd_nscr986
    • December 23, 2004

92. My Last Jump - by DrEco  

    By BIGUN, March 1, 2007
    • 8 replies
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    • skr
    • March 8, 2007

93. my question too, where are they now?  

    By jrbirdmen, December 9, 2011
    • 1 reply
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    • jrbirdmen
    • December 9, 2011

94. My turn - What's this plane ?  

    By gjhdiver, September 27, 2007
    • 9 replies
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    • gjhdiver
    • September 28, 2007

95. Mystery Dives  

    By Hammitt, November 17, 2006
    • 7 replies
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    • lekstrom10k
    • November 24, 2006

96. Mystery Plane  

    By GreenLight, November 29, 2005
    • 10 replies
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    • PossiblyGoWrong
    • March 11, 2006

97. N121PM   1 2 3 4

    By ZigZagMarquis, August 12, 2009
    • 87 replies
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    • tempretired
    • February 12, 2013

98. Naked fatalities?   1 2

    By SansSuit, February 15, 2010
    • 31 replies
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    • oldwomanc6
    • June 12, 2021

99. Name another harness/container  

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

100. Name of older single point canopy release question  

     By Thunderbow, October 19, 2016
     • 4 replies
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     • councilman24
     • October 27, 2016