Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Like Finding Gold!!  

   By murrays, April 22, 2005
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   • JerryBaumchen
   • April 24, 2005

2. Mingo Mascot  

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

3. Name this plane  

   By SStewart, January 23, 2012
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   • 377
   • January 25, 2012

4. Does anyone else...  

   By conwayte, March 5, 2014
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   • airtwardo
   • March 11, 2014

5. 007 Don Henderson in Hospice Care  

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

6. Some more old Pics from RW  

   By efs4ever, August 9, 2005
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   • efs4ever
   • August 11, 2005

7. skydiving changes since 1982?  

   By jclalor, September 5, 2008
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   • Niki1
   • September 10, 2008

8. What is this plane? #34  

   By howardwhite, June 16, 2008
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   • howardwhite
   • June 19, 2008

9. osprey S.P.C patch??  

   By 2ndgensteinke, June 13, 2007
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   • SWhiplash
   • June 23, 2007

10. British GQ dominator parachute?  

    By lucky508, November 14, 2010
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    • lucky508
    • April 26, 2011

11. Slow motion openings....  

    By lodestar, February 20, 2012
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    • pchapman
    • February 20, 2012

12. Seeking skydivers who knew my mom  

    By searching, April 22, 2010
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    • BIGUN
    • May 19, 2010

13. Phil Christman passes  

    By mjosparky, January 26, 2007
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    • 2jumphi
    • January 29, 2007

14. Help a true pioneer! Jerry Irwin  

    By nndefense, November 17, 2016
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    • 3331
    • February 20, 2017

15. Last four digit D  

    By Bob_Church, January 8, 2018
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    • dudeman17
    • January 9, 2018

16. Clyde "Sonny" Orr, where are you?  

    By LeadSafe, July 8, 2013
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    • BobBurnham
    • May 9, 2017

17. What's going on here?  

    By howardwhite, April 14, 2010
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    • howardwhite
    • April 21, 2010

18. low cost airfare picture  

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

19. Pilot Country Estates DZ - North of Tampa/West of ZHills - late 70's/early 80's  

    By JeffSkydiver, December 24, 2004
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    • jonstark
    • January 11, 2005

20. Skydiving History Interviews  

    By SEREJumper, January 26, 2014
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    • Krip
    • January 27, 2014

21. Who, what and where???  

    By ZigZagMarquis, December 25, 2010
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    • councilman24
    • December 31, 2010

22. Skydiving in Guthrie, OK 1975  

    By dks13827, February 17, 2016
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    • Faicon9493
    • February 24, 2016

23. Don Molitar?  

    By cutaway1, November 4, 2004
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    • cutaway1
    • November 22, 2004

24. 4 man CRW 1979  

    By rdufokker, May 18, 2010
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    • kkeenan
    • June 21, 2010

25. Trivia!  

    By FallRate, November 1, 2002
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    • DBCOOPER
    • September 27, 2011

26. Z-Hills 70s Where Are They Now?  

    By RogerRamjet, June 2, 2006
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    • davidlayne
    • June 6, 2006

27. Who, when, and where?  

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

28. jumpmaster rigs  

    By longtall, October 16, 2006
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    • matthewcline
    • October 18, 2006

29. Clemson's Dixie Skydivers 50 year reunion.  

    By smears, June 10, 2009
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    • smears
    • June 10, 2009

30. What is this plane #23  

    By AggieDave, January 3, 2008
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    • pilotdave
    • January 4, 2008

31. "Sky Diving Machine"  

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

32. Found In Desert, Military Rigging?  

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

33. Hip rings in WWII  

    By pchapman, November 2, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • November 3, 2006

34. Pic from the Past - very flattering  

    By tkhayes, September 7, 2007
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    • 1888
    • September 10, 2007

35. DB Cooper Number  

    By tomasurii, July 2, 2008
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    • quade
    • July 4, 2008

36. Name the Judges  

    By wdy_bnckr, August 12, 2008
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    • mjosparky
    • August 18, 2008

37. 1961 Helicopter jump  

    By ripcordbk, March 19, 2012
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    • ripcordbk
    • March 19, 2012

38. What is this plane? #33  

    By howardwhite, October 18, 2008
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    • mjosparky
    • October 19, 2008

39. oldest tandem passenger  

    By packerkevin, June 20, 2005
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    • wes.
    • July 5, 2006

40. BILL COLE'S SURPRISE PARTY  

    By crystalcole1981, August 16, 2009
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    • crystalcole1981
    • September 26, 2009

41. Suzie Newman  

    By frawley308, April 30, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 1, 2007

42. At 2 grand, the last thing you need is pretty gear - old Racer SST advert  

    By kleggo, May 31, 2022
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    • RV8
    • February 17, 2023

43. Gypsy Moths  

    By cmchristian, June 14, 2004
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    • slug
    • June 26, 2004

44. red devils and golden knights circa 1965  

    By FlailingJohn, April 27, 2010
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    • SCR216
    • May 2, 2010

45. Anyone ever jump with Edmond Gomez  

    By Rick, September 19, 2013
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    • Rick
    • September 25, 2013

46. The historical background of the sport  

    By linnths, October 18, 2011
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    • aliencico
    • October 22, 2011

47. Bruno Gouvy  

    By gunsmokex, March 1, 2016
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    • eric.fradet
    • March 15, 2016

48. PARACHUTIST Archive revisited  

    By docjohn, December 4, 2007
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    • Usetawuz
    • December 6, 2007

49. PC (ugly)  

    By howardwhite, April 9, 2010
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    • piisfish
    • April 14, 2010

50. Lockheed AL60  

    By cepq, September 6, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • September 7, 2006

51. First triple tandem base jump 1940  

    By joejumper3, April 24, 2015
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    • billbooth
    • April 28, 2015

52. '68 Nationals Pix  

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

53. 7th Army Parachute Team  

    By davidlayne, May 9, 2011
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    • davidlayne
    • May 20, 2011

54. First Parachute jump 1797  

    By Tink1717, February 27, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • March 1, 2010

55. great stories compilation  

    By douggs, February 9, 2008
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    • bozo
    • February 10, 2008

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

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

57. UK record for ...  

    By WayneRATS, July 4, 2003
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    • WayneRATS
    • August 4, 2003

58. Remember this movie?  

    By howardwhite, April 5, 2010
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    • mccurley
    • April 9, 2010

59. Walking on Air - Skydiving video 1982  

    By hardarch, March 27, 2015
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    • zoobrothertom
    • March 28, 2015

60. Another DC-3 saved  

    By Zing, November 21, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • November 27, 2007

61. anybody jumped from a Noratlas ??  

    By piisfish, April 8, 2004
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    • ralphsensei
    • August 20, 2004

62. Indiantown - John and Angel  

    By TimStewart, March 28, 2016
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    • TimStewart
    • April 6, 2016

63. CPIC  

    By mjosparky, January 26, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • January 28, 2005

64. Bush Sr AFF jump video?  

    By IanHarrop, February 6, 2017
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    • jimjumper
    • February 9, 2017

65. Baton Pass Relived  

    By GreenLight, July 21, 2009
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    • GreenLight
    • July 23, 2009

66. CSM S. Matos  

    By kenneth21441, June 16, 2006
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    • CDRINF
    • June 16, 2006

67. Kapowsin 82-83  

    By jclalor, January 22, 2014
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    • efs4ever
    • January 25, 2014

68. Where and when?  

    By howardwhite, May 28, 2008
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 30, 2008

69. Don Grant D-1248  

    By cosmobuddy, May 3, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • May 22, 2007

70. "Square" bailout parachutes?  

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

71. Does anyone remember this video?  

    By kamehameha, February 4, 2011
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • February 5, 2011

72. "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

73. Pilot chute removed"  

    By patworks, December 8, 2012
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    • oldwomanc6
    • December 9, 2012

74. research links for kids?  

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

75. Comp Paracommander on ebay  

    By councilman24, April 1, 2012
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    • Krip
    • April 2, 2012

76. Godfrog award  

    By kallend, September 12, 2005
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    • kallend
    • September 13, 2005

77. Half Dome  

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

78. Pit Meadows '86  

    By Niki1, September 3, 2018
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    • riggerrob
    • April 17, 2019

79. Interesting stuff you find on eBay  

    By piisfish, October 17, 2014
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    • piisfish
    • October 17, 2014

80. Pat Works to Receive USPA Gold Medal at Hall of Fame Ceremony"  

    By patworks, August 28, 2013
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    • billbooth
    • August 29, 2013

81. Pretty good Accuri!  

    By airtwardo, March 14, 2005
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    • BlueSBDeath
    • March 15, 2005

82. Shameless self promotion  

    By kallend, November 3, 2002
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    • DBCOOPER
    • September 27, 2011

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

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

84. Incident reports from the past  

    By Rover, August 21, 2009
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    • bozo
    • August 29, 2009

85. Missing info  

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

86. Darbydale, Ohio 1960s (Columbus Skydivers)  

    By PatrickW2, June 15, 2009
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    • 3331
    • June 18, 2009

87. Name that harness/container #5...  

    By SEREJumper, May 19, 2010
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    • jpgoggin
    • May 21, 2010

88. what is this parachute ?  

    By eric.fradet, November 1, 2008
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    • eric.fradet
    • November 2, 2008

89. First Collegiate Nationals  

    By howardwhite, March 9, 2007
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    • DougH
    • March 15, 2007

90. Leon Riche, Jr.???  

    By nndefense, July 23, 2013
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    • airtwardo
    • July 25, 2013

91. The Art of vRW - Pat Works - looking for some pages  

    By Maxx, June 11, 2018
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    • Maxx
    • June 13, 2018

92. Paul Tag C-686  

    By rmarshall234, March 27, 2017
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    • NancyWSCR15
    • August 22, 2024

93. Jmping in the 60's in HI  

    By LeadSafe, February 7, 2012
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    • LeadSafe
    • January 24, 2019

94. Pioneers Reunion 2010  

    By howardwhite, December 8, 2009
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    • jackwallace
    • February 11, 2010

95. C9 canopies in bulk  

    By howardwhite, April 16, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • April 18, 2010

96. what jumpship is this?  

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

97. Looking for Folks Who Have Jumped in All Fifty States  

    By bluskytrvlr, December 21, 2004
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    • howardwhite
    • February 27, 2007

98. What award is it? #1?  

    By councilman24, March 29, 2008
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    • kkeenan
    • April 7, 2008

99. Trivia question for the olde farts...  

    By Guru312, May 2, 2007
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    • ridgerunrbunny
    • July 30, 2007

100. 1963 until ? Peter A Goodwin d269 does anyone know him  

     By Jennikay, May 27, 2015
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     • JimCone
     • May 31, 2015