Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Old Photo--Southwest Airlines near miss   1 2

   By ltdiver, January 8, 2008
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   • Colson
   • February 6, 2008

2. Who, where, when? #2  

   By howardwhite, February 2, 2008
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   • howardwhite
   • February 6, 2008

3. 1st Jump of the year...Para-Plane  

   By Beatnik, January 13, 2008
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   • howardwhite
   • February 4, 2008

4. What is this plane? #26   1 2

   By howardwhite, January 23, 2008
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   • trebilco
   • January 30, 2008

5. Skydive First, Crawfordsville, IN?  

   By BASE841, January 24, 2008
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   • howardwhite
   • January 29, 2008

6. Gary Freeze " The Buckeye Batman"  

   By chuteless, January 28, 2008
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   • chuteless
   • January 28, 2008

7. What is this plane? #8  

   By howardwhite, September 12, 2007
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   • lurch
   • January 25, 2008

8. Nuclear Powered Aircraft  

   By 1969912, January 7, 2008
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   • jimp
   • January 22, 2008

9. new jump ship  

   By drjump, January 21, 2008
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   • zoobrothertom
   • January 22, 2008

10. aerial drug delivery  

    By dumstuntzz, January 10, 2008
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    • chuckakers
    • January 21, 2008

11. Great old airplane pictures  

    By howardwhite, January 21, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • January 21, 2008

12. Fatality Reported - Aug 12, 1910 - Asbury Park, NJ  

    By fcajump, January 19, 2008
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    • ltdiver
    • January 19, 2008

13. What is this plane? #25  

    By howardwhite, January 18, 2008
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    • davidlayne
    • January 19, 2008

14. Who, where, when?  

    By howardwhite, January 11, 2008
    • 15 replies
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    • howardwhite
    • January 18, 2008

15. Boogie Mechanics  

    By howardwhite, January 15, 2008
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    • JSBIRD
    • January 17, 2008

16. Tell me what this SkyFest is?  

    By upndownshop, January 14, 2008
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    • SwampThing
    • January 15, 2008

17. What is THIS plane... let me try   1 2 3

    By ZigZagMarquis, January 3, 2008
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    • juggalo
    • January 15, 2008

18. The Avenger  

    By Erroll, November 30, 2007
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    • badbob
    • January 14, 2008

19. Some good old time aircraft footage and old time parachuting towards the end.  

    By davidlayne, January 12, 2008
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    • upndownshop
    • January 14, 2008

20. Whose foot is this?  

    By howardwhite, January 11, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • January 13, 2008

21. Jumping in Germany circa 1978-79  

    By AirWhore, January 3, 2008
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    • zoobrothertom
    • January 12, 2008

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

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

23. Beaver in Deland  

    By piper17, December 26, 2007
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    • deadbug
    • January 11, 2008

24. What is this Plane (Look Closley)  

    By usedtajump, January 10, 2008
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    • Gene03
    • January 11, 2008

25. Post the 1st Page of your Logbook . . .   1 2 3

    By NickDG, December 10, 2007
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    • goldwing
    • January 9, 2008

26. Cornwall 90's  

    By softnotes, January 9, 2008
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    • Adriandavies
    • January 9, 2008

27. Martin Evans???  

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

28. Mr. Douglas   1 2

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

29. What's this plane #24  

    By stratostar, January 6, 2008
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    • stratostar
    • January 6, 2008

30. What is this plane #23  

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

31. Old jumpers who went to the Big House   1 2

    By steve1, January 13, 2004
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    • Slyde
    • January 3, 2008

32. What is this plane? #21  

    By howardwhite, December 31, 2007
    • 13 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • January 3, 2008

33. What happened here?  

    By piper17, December 29, 2007
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    • billbooth
    • January 3, 2008

34. "Amazing and Stupendous" new canopy  

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

35. Square hand deploy Pilot Chute  

    By jimmytavino, January 1, 2008
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    • wmw999
    • January 2, 2008

36. Old School Skydive Video  

    By SWATcop, June 26, 2007
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    • Steephen
    • January 2, 2008

37. Some old Deland folk...  

    By piper17, January 1, 2008
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    • billabx
    • January 1, 2008

38. What is this cockpit? #1  

    By howardwhite, December 23, 2007
    • 12 replies
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    • Swoopin43
    • December 31, 2007

39. World Meet - Who Are These People?  

    By piper17, December 22, 2007
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    • piper17
    • December 30, 2007

40. Old Round Engine A/C   1 2

    By piper17, December 21, 2007
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    • bozo
    • December 30, 2007

41. Luis Melendez Jr.  

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

42. Turkey Meet 1973 - Z-Hills  

    By piper17, December 23, 2007
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    • piper17
    • December 29, 2007

43. CRW / CF history  

    By CFPasi, December 26, 2007
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    • crewdog2
    • December 29, 2007

44. More World Meet 81  

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

45. Who, Where, When  

    By piper17, December 24, 2007
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    • piper17
    • December 25, 2007

46. Assorted World Meet '81  

    By piper17, December 24, 2007
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    • Zing
    • December 25, 2007

47. Merry Christmas - You Old Farts . . .  

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

48. What cockpit is this? #3  

    By howardwhite, December 24, 2007
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    • poppenhager
    • December 24, 2007

49. What cockpit is this #2  

    By stratostar, December 24, 2007
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    • stratostar
    • December 24, 2007

50. Who are these Southern skydivers? 1970's  

    By JSBIRD, December 14, 2007
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    • havensiangst
    • December 23, 2007

51. A broken DC-3  

    By piper17, December 22, 2007
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    • Zing
    • December 22, 2007

52. Norseman for Christmas  

    By howardwhite, December 21, 2007
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    • Usetawuz
    • December 22, 2007

53. Lockheed 10E  

    By piper17, December 21, 2007
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    • Jim_Hooper
    • December 22, 2007

54. 200-way photo  

    By guymanos, December 20, 2007
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    • diverdriver
    • December 22, 2007

55. What is this plane #20  

    By gjhdiver, December 19, 2007
    • 12 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • December 21, 2007

56. Fun Between Loads - Who & Where  

    By piper17, December 21, 2007
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    • 3331
    • December 21, 2007

57. magazine back-issues  

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

58. What is this plane? #19  

    By howardwhite, December 18, 2007
    • 10 replies
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    • JSBIRD
    • December 19, 2007

59. Who was Norm Heaton  

    By Krip, December 18, 2007
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    • Usetawuz
    • December 19, 2007

60. Who are these skydivers? 1970's  

    By JSBIRD, December 19, 2007
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    • 3331
    • December 19, 2007

61. Jack Bergman  

    By Krip, December 18, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • December 18, 2007

62. Who and where? #2  

    By howardwhite, December 16, 2007
    • 19 replies
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    • davidlayne
    • December 17, 2007

63. Humboldt Hummers  

    By CReW, December 10, 2006
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    • bozo
    • December 16, 2007

64. What is this plane? #18  

    By howardwhite, December 5, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • December 14, 2007

65. Building Escape Parachutes - a summary of designs  

    By pchapman, December 10, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • December 10, 2007

66. What is this plane? #15   1 2

    By howardwhite, November 13, 2007
    • 27 replies
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    • DavidB
    • December 9, 2007

67. PARACHUTIST Archive revisited  

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

68. Vic Deveau, D-529  

    By howardwhite, December 1, 2007
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    • wdy_bnckr
    • December 4, 2007

69. Al Frisby Memorial and Ash Dives  

    By GreenLight, December 4, 2007
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    • GreenLight
    • December 4, 2007

70. Pyramid Lake - 1960's  

    By skyjack71, December 2, 2007
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    • skyjack71
    • December 2, 2007

71. Who and where?  

    By howardwhite, October 23, 2007
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    • billabx
    • November 30, 2007

72. What is this plane? #17  

    By howardwhite, November 22, 2007
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    • Jim_Hooper
    • November 29, 2007

73. A Day At The Drop Zone Part II  

    By GreenLight, November 28, 2007
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    • GreenLight
    • November 28, 2007

74. Name the event.  

    By rapter, November 18, 2007
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    • GARYC24
    • November 27, 2007

75. Another DC-3 saved  

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

76. Ropes 'n Rings   1 2 3

    By howardwhite, October 17, 2007
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    • piper17
    • November 26, 2007

77. What is this plane? #16  

    By howardwhite, November 17, 2007
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    • lekstrom10k
    • November 23, 2007

78. Concealed parachutes for movie stunts?  

    By riggerrob, November 20, 2007
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    • mr2mk1g
    • November 23, 2007

79. Belly Reserve Deployment   1 2

    By howardwhite, October 30, 2007
    • 48 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • November 21, 2007

80. What is this rig?  

    By faulknerwn, November 3, 2007
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    • brokenwing
    • November 16, 2007

81. what has an R 3350 engine but doesnt fly?  

    By 377, November 15, 2007
    • 4 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • November 15, 2007

82. Femlin, Playboy, Skydiving  

    By DFWAJG, November 3, 2007
    • 1 reply
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    • low_pull1
    • November 13, 2007

83. Ever jump with your canopy in backwards?  

    By MissBuffDiver, May 6, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • usedtajump
    • November 13, 2007

84. 1982 Crash Info?   1 2

    By dropdeded, February 10, 2004
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • November 10, 2007

85. What is this plane? #14  

    By howardwhite, November 5, 2007
    • 11 replies
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    • 377
    • November 9, 2007

86. Looking for Z-Hills Cessna 196 Pictures (70's)   1 2

    By RogerRamjet, November 4, 2006
    • 34 replies
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    • ss89
    • November 8, 2007

87. Howard Curtis-stuntman  

    By grimmie, November 8, 2007
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    • grimmie
    • November 8, 2007

88. What is this plane? #13  

    By howardwhite, November 2, 2007
    • 14 replies
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    • Kiwi55
    • November 6, 2007

89. Security Parachute Co. Sierra  

    By ParaShoot, November 3, 2007
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    • CReWGEEK
    • November 5, 2007

90. Virgina is for Lovers  

    By sdctlc, November 2, 2007
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    • BillyVance
    • November 4, 2007

91. What is this plane? #2  

    By howardwhite, August 16, 2007
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    • grimmie
    • November 3, 2007

92. UT-15 Packing?  

    By winsor, November 2, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • November 3, 2007

93. How old is this?  

    By JumpUpMyAss, October 30, 2007
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    • swovelin
    • November 3, 2007

94. Lap a myth?  

    By councilman24, October 5, 2007
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    • councilman24
    • November 2, 2007

95. The Dave Gold Parachute Collection  

    By councilman24, November 2, 2007
    • 1 reply
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    • councilman24
    • November 2, 2007

96. Where is this sign located?   1 2 3

    By upndownshop, October 29, 2007
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    • upndownshop
    • November 2, 2007

97. MC1-1b and PC performance data?  

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

98. World's First 8-Stack - photos  

    By 1st8stkOrganizr, January 2, 2005
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    • SkydiveJack
    • October 31, 2007

99. 210 years ago today  

    By Zing, October 22, 2007
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    • tbrown
    • October 30, 2007

100. Russian PC and old night jump  

     By JumpUpMyAss, October 29, 2007
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     • JumpUpMyAss
     • October 29, 2007