Skydiving History & Trivia
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Who did what, when and where? Post and read about the trend-setters, old-schoolers, and even the new young guns. If you have questions about skydiving history or traditions, ask here.

2,288 topics in this forum

  1. Boogie Mechanics  

    By howardwhite,
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  2. Jerry Borquin  

    By Splat63,
    • 2 replies
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  3. naked / night parachute / Jumping  

    By gharendza,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,802 views

  4. Arvin RW -- 1966  

    By howardwhite,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,479 views

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

    By fcajump,
    • 2 replies
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  6. Skydiving History Interviews  

    By SEREJumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,271 views

  7. Bluetones skydiving music group?  

    By pchapman,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,884 views

  8. Old glasgow montana DZ?  

    By AggieDave,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,689 views

  9. Remember Xenia Cessna 180 33GC?  

    By jonstark,
    • 2 replies
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  10. History made at Couch Freaks 04'  

    By luvtajump,
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  11. Missing jumpers  

    By CFPasi,
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  12. Old skydiving magazine cover photos  

    By docjohn,
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  13. PARACHUTIST cover archive revisited  

    By docjohn,
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  14. DBC  

    By jakebaustin,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,692 views

  15. Black Forest Parachute Club  

    By riggerrob,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,865 views

  16. 70's color coded jumps at Casa Grande - The Gulch...  

    By collinb,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,802 views

  17. Delta II manual anyone?  

    By Beatnik,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,351 views

  18. A cool exit  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 2 replies
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  19. Skydiving Freestyle Championships 1992  

    By ZigZagMarquis,
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  20. Pit Meadows '86  

    By Niki1,
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    • 2,176 views

  21. If you enjoyed the old DB Cooper thread  

    By skypuppy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,419 views

  22. Banging Gutter Sluts in the Peas...  

    By Emu,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,918 views

  23. Whuffo  

    By Krip,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,819 views

  24. Lost Prairie  

    By Woody Russell,
    • 1 reply
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  25. 1st 7 Way over Texas  

    By upndownshop,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,314 views

  26. 1970s Skydiving Videos  

    By wartload,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,837 views

  27. Anyone jump in the 1970s in Montreal?  

    By gingergal,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,791 views

  28. Not very scary stories from the old days  

    By inspector,
    • 1 reply
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  29. Medication for Skydiving  

    By howardwhite,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,313 views

  30. Jack Tew Video  

    By patmoore,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,342 views

  31. Jim Hooper, re-published  

    By 3331,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,640 views

  32. What is the difference in decent between a B12 "Double L" and a B12 "T" ?  

    By nvmike,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,319 views

  33. Anyone remember Steve March from Illinois?  

    By freakbrother,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,221 views

  34. Peter Hearns Skyhigh Irvin  

    By patworks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,565 views

  35. Stable spread  

    By nacmacfeegle,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,651 views

  36. state of the sport paracuting in 2007  

    By erdnarob,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,473 views

  37. Most skydives  

    By meridianjumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,692 views

  38. "FUBAR" Money Meet  

    By CazmoDee,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,253 views

  39. A story you may enjoy  

    By nndefense,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,181 views

  40. Filming Gypsy Moths  

    By hardarch,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,773 views

  41. Something fun for your kids at the DZ  

    By ripcordbk,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,258 views

  42. Finding ex-students and others...  

    By Guru312,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,041 views

  43. OLd times or wintage Canopies  

    By emrah,
    • 1 reply
    • 827 views

  44. Andy Schaffer Dead  

    By GreenLight,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,684 views

  45. Tandem Fatality Guam 2004?  

    By jakebaustin,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,001 views

  46. Dactyl Manual Available!  

    By murrays,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,054 views

  47. Memorial weekend Skydiving history  

    By rapter,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,053 views

  48. 1963 until ? Peter A Goodwin d269 does anyone know him  

    By Jennikay,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,136 views

  49. Landing  

    By howardwhite,
    • 1 reply
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  50. 1968 Fun! Hammond, Louisiana  

    By Mike Marcon,   
    • 1 reply
    • 743 views

  51. SKY, DANCE, AND REALITY --  

    By patworks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,705 views

  52. The lemmings cartoon  

    By dgw,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,199 views

  53. Looking for picture 2006 WFFC glider.  

    By SansSuit,
    • 1 reply
    • 828 views

  54. Bob Thompson  

    By NSEMN8R,
    • 1 reply
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  55. CSM S. Matos  

    By kenneth21441,
    • 1 reply
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  56. Twin Otter jump planes - help wanted  

    By howardwhite,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,539 views

  57. 30 years at Cal-City  

    By rapter,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,871 views

  58. Sorry  

    By jaymundo,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,573 views

  59. Andy Guest(juster)  

    By wes.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,554 views

  60. Captin Good Vibes  

    By riggermick,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,346 views

  61. linda love missing  

    By bobresin,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,389 views

  62. MJO Sparky  

    By GreenLight,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,631 views

  63. Bill Newell SCR#3 has passed...  

    By MissBuffDiver,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,075 views

  64. Al Frisby Passes  

    By GreenLight,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,020 views

  65. Gene Paul Thacker  

    By patmoore,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,510 views

  66. CHiPs Episode 97  

    By slotperfect,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,891 views

  67. Freak Brother members database  

    By freakbrother,
    • 1 reply
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  68. kydive Ameria Pahokke "Uncle Sam" Caravan N number?  

    By BlindBrick,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,617 views

  69. Steve Moore, UK???  

    By grimmie,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,821 views

  70. Interesting link  

    By sneaky,
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  71. Anyone remember “New Horizons Parachute Club” (Eaton Indiana) ?  

    By leebuckner,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,560 views

  72. Looking For Jerry Borquin  

    By GreenLight,
    • 1 reply
    • 950 views

  73. 1962 BSR's Someone asked for  

    By triplecanopy,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,164 views

  74. Comet 228 canopy  

    By aj4218,
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  75. What Video Was That?? Anyone??  

    By SonnyChiba,
    • 1 reply
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  76. Lew Sanborn Accuracy - Any others going?  

    By Amanduh,
    • 1 reply
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  77. VERY Early Contact Skydives  

    By patworks,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,525 views

  78. Floyd Martineau, and the first CDN Baton pass among other things....  

    By skypuppy,
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  79. 1979 "Sky diver"  

    By JeffD,
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  80. 40 Years ago: RW proposals accepted for 10-man at 1972 Nationals  

    By patworks,
    • 1 reply
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  81. 2013 rap With Manley  

    By patworks,
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  82. Sidebody, Widget-Wudget, Interlock-Venezuelan Connection  

    By courage,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,111 views

  83. wind tunnel inventor  

    By joesky,
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  84. Darbydale, OH, then and now  

    By PatrickW2,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,173 views

  85. DZ in Second Life?  

    By leonanderson,
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  86. remembering the seldom 1950's  

    By patworks,
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  87. July 24, 1808 - First life saved by parachute  

    By mdrejhon,
    • 1 reply
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  88. Cave of the Swallows  

    By RHinshaw,
    • 1 reply
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  89. Freedom Fliers  

    By skyjumpenfool,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,681 views

  90. Havard collides with a parachute  

    By davidlayne,
    • 1 reply
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  91. Kevin Donneli  

    By GreenLight,
    • 1 reply
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  92. XVIII Abn. Corps. SPC '62-'63  

    By nndefense,
    • 1 reply
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  93. USPA records  

    By jclalor,
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  94. Boeing C 97 to fly today  

    By 377,
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  95. Godfrog  

    By kallend,
    • 1 reply
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  96. Grandson found a freefall game @  

    By MissBuffDiver,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,215 views

  97. The Dave Gold Parachute Collection  

    By councilman24,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,165 views

  98. Daniel Katz Missing - Found  

    By JSBIRD,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,765 views

  99. Original Russian Birdmen  

    By frost,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,497 views

  100. Femlin, Playboy, Skydiving  

    By DFWAJG,
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    • 1,778 views
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