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. CCR#1 Steve Haley Passed Away  

    By hangdiver,
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  2. george bosworth USA Team member 1950s  

    By chuteless,
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  3. Help for the identification of a plane   1 2

    By Aile,
    • 34 replies
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  4. Bill Booth   1 2

    By bertusgeert,
    • 40 replies
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  5. Pay hurt  

    By 2nd 508th Guy,
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  6. Old 82nd Airborne Fatalities   1 2

    By cjsitfly,
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  7. At Green Ramp  

    By 2nd 508th Guy,
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  8. rick snow  

    By Fungii21,
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  9. roman candle  

    By skypuppy,
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  10. 26 Ft Conical Canopies   1 2

    By JerryBaumchen,
    • 31 replies
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  11. Early Russian freefallers?  

    By Erroll,
    • 3 replies
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  12. Burned out  

    By mikeat10500,
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  13. The Passing Of Thundercloud  

    By 2jumphi,
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  14. Osprey Sport Parachute Club Lost Prairie MT  

    By F1reh0lder,
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  15. john Tranum  

    By riggerrob,
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  16. DB Cooper  

    By Teresa Patton Davis,
    • 12 replies
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  17. Hybrid filming another Hybrid  

    By loudtom,
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  18. The Old School Skydiver's Trivia Quiz  

    By nndefense,
    • 2 replies
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  19. Donating old parachutes and books to which museum?  

    By riggerrob,
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  20. Old Parachutist  

    By BlueSBDeath,
    • 10 replies
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  21. Parachutist magazine covers from 1957-Current  

    By SEREJumper,
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  22. ISO: Really old magazines  

    By bravoniner,
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  23. Smallest DZ for a PC?  

    By C348,
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  24. Viet Nam 1967 Jumps  

    By nvmike,
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  25. "The Outlaws" Part Two, Chapter Four is ready to read!  

    By nndefense,
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  26. "The Outlaws" Part Two, Chapter Three is published!  

    By nndefense,
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  27. Blue Skies, Black Death: What happened to Stephen Hilder?  

    By Eiley,
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  28. Why is a Mr. Bill called Mr. Bill  

    By LimaZulu,
    • 13 replies
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  29. The Outlaws by Mike Marcon  

    By nndefense,
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  30. Inventor of the modern parachute   1 2

    By Zing,
    • 28 replies
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  31. Vern Dallman stories  

    By rmarshall234,
    • 2 replies
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  32. Searching for Thunderbow manual  

    By stratostar,
    • 9 replies
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  33. parachutes incorporated  

    By nitrochute,
    • 15 replies
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  34. Anyone jump Ryan Field in Tucson in 60's or 70's?  

    By tcmidge,
    • 5 replies
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  35. From Rustenburg to Wonderboom  

    By PeterJEarle,
    • 8 replies
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  36. Canopy mfgr trivia   1 2

    By jonstark,
    • 30 replies
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  37. Paradactyl   1 2

    By edge01,
    • 39 replies
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  38. Godflicker?  

    By jimjumper,
    • 6 replies
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  39. What is this plane? #22   1 2

    By howardwhite,
    • 25 replies
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  40. Hutch/Skydog  

    By winsor,
    • 13 replies
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  41. Looking to trade old time Skydiving patches.  

    By jvw734,
    • 1 reply
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  42. Anyone remember “New Horizons Parachute Club” (Eaton Indiana) ?  

    By leebuckner,
    • 1 reply
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  43. Cessna crashes into DC-3 Perris June 1984. Help with finding pic.  

    By oldwomanc6,
    • 5 replies
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  44. Who's Jumped a Strato Star ?   1 2 3 4 7

    By tbrown,
    • 157 replies
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  45. Dar Robinson - Any memories?  

    By flyingferret,
    • 13 replies
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  46. LAGNAF skydivers? - Ava, NY  

    By jacketsdb23,
    • 4 replies
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  47. Have Skydiving patches I need help ID'ing  

    By jvw734,
    • 4 replies
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  48. FIRST PARA COMMANDER STATIC LINE JUMP  

    By katzas,   
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  49. More patches I need help ID'ng  

    By jvw734,
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  50. SKYDIVING PATCHES I NEED HELP WITH  

    By jvw734,
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  51. My first Santa jump. NOT a Christmas story  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 4 replies
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  52. 2019 Godfrog Award Winners  

    By loudtom,
    • 1 reply
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  53. Bluetones skydiving music group?  

    By pchapman,
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  54. Jim Dishroon D Day Paratrooper  

    By dpreguy,   
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  55. Mike Steele, Golden Knight 71-73 seeking info  

    By 377,
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  56. 727 TAKE-OFF CLIMB PERFORMANCE  

    By Robert99,
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  57. the meaning of ...   1 2

    By elias123,
    • 35 replies
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  58. C.G. Godfrog Award 2018  

    By kallend,
    • 6 replies
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  59. What is the difference in decent between a B12 "Double L" and a B12 "T" ?  

    By nvmike,
    • 1 reply
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  60. President Nixon's involvement  

    By jumper34,
    • 8 replies
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  61. Calling Old School Skydiving buffs!  

    By nndefense,
    • 0 replies
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  62. Southern Parachute Center  

    By jaymundo,
    • 10 replies
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  63. 1967 Erie skydiving accident  

    By Jim Shingleton,
    • 2 replies
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  64. Jumping a Strato Flyer - Hints please..   1 2

    By dgw,
    • 41 replies
    • 10,670 views

  65. Pit Meadows '86  

    By Niki1,
    • 2 replies
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  66. Selections by Mike McGowen  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 11 replies
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  67. Galveston Skydivers   1 2 3 4

    By puddy,
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  68. Spring Creek Parachute Ranch Waller TX  

    By pcrt,
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  69. Research on past World Championships AE results  

    By Alexis_C,
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  70. Adams Airpark Flemington NJ  

    By nitrochute,
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  71. Deer Valley, Phoenix early skydive operation  

    By rockcores,
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  72. Jmping in the 60's in HI  

    By LeadSafe,
    • 4 replies
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  73. Multiple sequential parachutes opening - which film?  

    By meekerboy,
    • 17 replies
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  74. Skydiving History - by Dr. Eco   1 2

    By BIGUN,
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  75. First man to fly in the jet stream  

    By hausair,
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  76. DB COOPER identified ? Walter Reca - Michigan skydiver  

    By TREEZ,
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  77. Buddy jumps  

    By jclalor,
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  78. California City Stories   1 2 3 4 10

    By LloydDobbler,
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  79. Any Indiantown, Fl jumpers?   1 2 3

    By SkydiverRick,
    • 56 replies
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  80. The Art of vRW - Pat Works - looking for some pages  

    By Maxx,
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  81. A dream come true...  

    By anj4de,
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  82. A cool exit  

    By Bob_Church,
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  83. THE MR. DOUGLAS SOCIETY INCORPORATED 501(c)(3)  

    By 386dallas,
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  84. THE MR. DOUGLAS SOCIETY INCORPORATED 501(c)(3)  

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

    By 377,
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  86. DBC  

    By jakebaustin,
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  87. buy registered passport,id card,drivers license visa WHATSAPP .+15204284874  

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  88. HANDBURY ULTRALIGHT PARACHUTE  

    By africapete,
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  89. Instant Karma in the Sky  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 3 replies
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  90. Deland Easter Boogie 1984 25-way diamond  

    By sornyd,
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  91. Chet Poland   1 2

    By jaymundo,
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  92. Last four digit D  

    By Bob_Church,
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  93. Old skydiving magazine cover photos  

    By docjohn,
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  94. You know you've been a skydiver for most of your life when.  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 12 replies
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  95. Falling Angels DeLand  

    By Rick,
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  96. Bruffy's beauty from the mid-80s  

    By Bob_Church,
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  97. A highlight from Quincy 93  

    By Bob_Church,
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  98. 25 years ago today, January 15, 1983   1 2

    By rapter,
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  99. Ft Hood Skydivers in 1970's  

    By d16842,
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  100. Red Beans & Ripcords - The Video  

    By nndefense,
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