Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Mental error  

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

2. Norman, OK Sept 1974  

   By dks13827, June 17, 2009
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   • dks13827
   • June 18, 2009

3. Parachuting History - Graduation Video  

   By Lexifir, May 25, 2012
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   • ripcordbk
   • May 28, 2012

4. What year was the first ten way star completed?  

   By jimmyh, January 28, 2005
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   • jimmyh
   • January 30, 2005

5. Boeing 307 at Taft  

   By howardwhite, August 9, 2007
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   • johnjds
   • August 20, 2007

6. OLD COLLIGIATE CLUB  

   By propblast, February 24, 2003
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   • DBCOOPER
   • September 27, 2011

7. Link to Sendpix Dallas Jumpers in 78 78 PHOTOS  

   By efs4ever, March 13, 2003
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   • DBCOOPER
   • September 27, 2011

8. National Sport Parachuting Center  

   By howardwhite, May 9, 2008
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   • drjump
   • May 9, 2008

9. Recent Cypres Ad  

   By skreamer, June 18, 2006
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   • PhreeZone
   • June 19, 2006

10. Purple Patti  

    By oldwomanc6, November 12, 2010
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    • Guru312
    • November 12, 2010

11. Skydiving Hall of Fame weekend  

    By Douggarr, September 19, 2015
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    • patmoore
    • October 8, 2015

12. Ohio State University at Columbus Skydivers 1964.  

    By 3331, March 5, 2022
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    • airdvr
    • June 29, 2022

13. British GQ dominator parachute?  

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

14. Looking for '95 parachutist  

    By SStewart, July 19, 2012
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    • SStewart
    • July 20, 2012

15. Has anyone heard about this DB cooper guy?  

    By SStewart, November 20, 2010
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    • quade
    • November 20, 2010

16. Anybody recognize this guy?  

    By bravoniner, November 9, 2015
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    • 682beretta
    • November 12, 2015

17. Michael and Charmian Larson  

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

18. ISO: Really old magazines  

    By bravoniner, November 9, 2015
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    • jim gentry
    • July 18, 2020

19. 1967 Para Commander  

    By JumpUpMyAss, August 4, 2009
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    • drjump
    • August 4, 2009

20. Roger Nelson  

    By jaymundo, June 11, 2003
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    • sjonak
    • July 20, 2003

21. Pic of wonderful T-bow landing  

    By Thunderbow, January 16, 2016
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    • lars_d
    • March 23, 2016

22. Is John Schuman still around?  

    By skypuppy, July 19, 2006
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    • Swoopin43
    • July 19, 2006

23. BILL COLE'S SURPRISE PARTY  

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

24. Book: "Marijuana Smuggling For Fun and Profit" by Robert Bach  

    By ryoder, January 17, 2016
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    • January 27, 2016

25. Any one who knew Barry Wise  

    By jdfreefly, March 15, 2005
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    • markmark
    • March 30, 2005

26. Fast Harry Gravat, where are you ?  

    By 3331, December 23, 2010
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    • RogerRamjet
    • December 27, 2010

27. 300'- long STATIC LINE  

    By skypuppy, August 27, 2009
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    • fastphil
    • September 6, 2009

28. Pat Works-profile for USPA-UnCut + HTML (Re Done)  

    By patworks, October 7, 2012
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    • tonybrogdon
    • October 10, 2012

29. Indiantown - John and Angel  

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

30. GodFrog award  

    By kallend, September 15, 2007
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    • kallend
    • September 16, 2007

31. "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

32. Looking around the web~  

    By airtwardo, September 19, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • September 19, 2007

33. Geronimo  

    By DaveSangor, April 9, 2005
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    • blongb
    • April 14, 2005

34. Where are these guys?  

    By JumpUpMyAss, September 24, 2007
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    • usedtajump
    • September 26, 2007

35. Cross post - Fathom movie ?  

    By DYEVOUT, August 4, 2003
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    • Amazon
    • August 4, 2003

36. Washington DC Skydiving Club  

    By fcajump, January 15, 2011
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    • nebug
    • July 15, 2011

37. Beagle Boogie Boys Chant  

    By jdobleman, July 31, 2016
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    • blongb
    • August 7, 2016

38. My favorite forum...  

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

39. "One" Les Hatfield  

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

40. 1979 USPA Nationals, looking for RW comp video  

    By gary0302, August 18, 2016
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    • gary0302
    • August 19, 2016

41. Origins of military parachuting  

    By edjackson, September 28, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • September 29, 2007

42. Geronimo story, is this true?  

    By GARYC24, August 20, 2003
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    • Lizard
    • September 26, 2003

43. DC9 at Indiantown?  

    By howardwhite, August 31, 2006
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    • poppenhager
    • September 2, 2006

44. Parachuting mishaps.  

    By davidlayne, October 8, 2009
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    • robskydiv
    • October 9, 2009

45. Vern Dallman stories  

    By rmarshall234, January 10, 2019
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    • kevinbmcnamara
    • May 14, 2020

46. "Chuteless" in 'Skydiving' magazine!  

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

47. new orleans dz?  

    By rigpacker, September 21, 2003
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    • Vertifly
    • September 23, 2003

48. Who, when, where?  

    By howardwhite, October 29, 2009
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    • jimmytavino
    • October 29, 2009

49. Pilot chute removed"  

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

50. - Imagine unlimited flight.  

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

51. Looking for Texas A&M jumpers 1968-1972  

    By Rfogle, November 16, 2016
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    • JohnMincher
    • November 23, 2016

52. Para Hawking  

    By danornan, December 21, 2012
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    • chuteless
    • December 30, 2012

53. Contact info please  

    By base570, January 2, 2013
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    • base570
    • January 4, 2013

54. FJC Posters from 1975  

    By mark, May 16, 2005
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    • NickDG
    • May 16, 2005

55. Halloween fun  

    By councilman24, January 31, 2017
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    • councilman24
    • February 2, 2017

56. SA 16  

    By skyh2omedic, September 9, 2008
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    • airtwardo
    • September 10, 2008

57. rick snow  

    By Fungii21, December 30, 2020
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    • riggerrob
    • January 1, 2021

58. Paul Tag C-686  

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

59. Old Skydiving pics from Frontier Skydivers  

    By TomSpoon, November 19, 2003
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    • crotalus01
    • October 21, 2004

60. Jimmy Heffernan asked  

    By BLee52, October 23, 2006
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    • BLee52
    • October 24, 2006

61. I'M BACK  

    By MissBuffDiver, September 29, 2008
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    • mjosparky
    • September 30, 2008

62. Official Cossey Update & Information  

    By Cossey, May 9, 2013
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    • WGore
    • May 17, 2013

63. Adeline Gray and Pioneer Parachute  

    By Chiquita, January 17, 2022
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    • BIGUN
    • January 19, 2022

64. Does anyone know?  

    By godfrog, January 16, 2010
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    • bozo
    • January 17, 2010

65. the Kevin O'Connell story archive  

    By livendive, August 5, 2005
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    • RhondaLea
    • August 20, 2005

66. 2011 Old Farts Reunion  

    By GreenLight, July 6, 2011
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    • SCR216
    • July 9, 2011

67. what is this parachute ?  

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

68. Early use of weights (or prohibitions)?  

    By pchapman, February 20, 2004
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    • AirCav
    • February 20, 2004

69. How many ?  

    By Thinair, August 16, 2005
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    • sfzombie13
    • August 20, 2005

70. Where/when? #4  

    By howardwhite, November 15, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • November 28, 2008

71. Shorty Sleeve for 28' Jumbo Para Commander?  

    By lucky508, November 17, 2008
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    • 377
    • November 18, 2008

72. Don't Jump!!  

    By patmoore, July 7, 2013
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    • patmoore
    • July 8, 2013

73. Quantico Parachute Club  

    By Deisel, July 23, 2013
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    • ripcord4
    • July 25, 2013

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

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

75. Norseman for Christmas  

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

76. National Enquirer  

    By howardwhite, February 28, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • March 1, 2010

77. Jumbo PC  

    By OldMan, September 17, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • September 22, 2011

78. Old BIG skydiving poster?  

    By councilman24, January 16, 2007
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    • sundevil777
    • January 18, 2007

79. Freeflying, 1965 Style  

    By howardwhite, January 18, 2007
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    • skr
    • January 19, 2007

80. Art Buchwald on skydiving  

    By howardwhite, January 18, 2007
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    • airdvr
    • January 25, 2007

81. Of interest to Houston Jumpers who knew David Johnson  

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

82. Jane (Lambdin) Orlando Memorial at Z-Hills  

    By RogerRamjet, March 19, 2010
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    • Mbranch202
    • March 22, 2010

83. Who, Where, When  

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

84. Some nice pics  

    By Beerlight, March 19, 2010
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    • lodestar
    • March 23, 2010

85. CRW / CF history  

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

86. Godfrog 2013  

    By kallend, September 20, 2013
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    • patworks
    • September 20, 2013

87. Dick Enarson, D-226  

    By howardwhite, February 2, 2007
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    • jrbirdmen
    • January 18, 2015

88. The Old School Skydiver's Trivia Quiz  

    By nndefense, July 9, 2020
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    • nndefense
    • July 21, 2020

89. Gold Coast Skydivers Club  

    By wayne8577, November 16, 2005
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    • davidlayne
    • November 16, 2005

90. Cheryl Bob and Jimmy Jack Creson  

    By Tidlof, February 10, 2007
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    • rwcat
    • February 28, 2007

91. 'Lobster Tail' Canopies  

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

92. Dick Fortenberry D-38 & Author - Book Signing  

    By gsflyaway, October 20, 2011
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • October 24, 2011

93. Early 1950 records  

    By howardwhite, April 7, 2010
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    • tbrown
    • April 8, 2010

94. Ripcord trivia  

    By Macskydiver, February 21, 2007
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    • Macskydiver
    • February 21, 2007

95. Beech-18 CF-ZNH in Quebec - looking for info.  

    By TREEZ, November 13, 2013
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    • TREEZ
    • November 18, 2013

96. Seeking skydivers who knew my mom  

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

97. Rip Cord ?  

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

98. Sentinel 2000 pin-puller AAD with Micro Puller  

    By pchapman, December 11, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • December 20, 2013

99. History of Accuracy Parachutes  

    By airtwardo, October 28, 2004
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • October 29, 2004

100. Scotty who?  

     By faller, March 31, 2021
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     • Herndie
     • August 1, 2022