Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Did Kittenger really go supersonic?  

   By SkydiveJack, December 23, 2005
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   • catfishhunter
   • January 4, 2006

2. Did our Jim Hooper write 100 Feet Over Hell?   1 2 3 4

   By riggerrob, October 30, 2009
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   • Spooky52
   • February 26, 2015

3. Did Perry Stevens invent the RSL?  

   By 377, April 15, 2005
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   • JerryBaumchen
   • April 22, 2005

4. Did Ted Mayfield get a bum rap?  

   By steve1, May 30, 2007
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   • JoeC
   • August 5, 2007

5. Did the Para-commander "flare"?   1 2 3 4

   By Junkers87, January 5, 2004
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   • Neil7
   • February 9, 2006

6. Did you know Walter 'Walt' Bond - Woodbine, MD  

   By fcajump, October 15, 2010
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   • RogerRamjet
   • October 26, 2010

7. Digital Camera "Lost" at Nationals  

   By CReWLL, November 28, 2006
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   • airtwardo
   • December 9, 2006

8. Dinner with a local legend  

   By Tonto, April 18, 2007
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   • Tonto
   • May 6, 2007

9. Direct Deploy  

   By tbrown, March 6, 2006
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   • nitrochute
   • March 31, 2006

10. dirty Dan the parachute man  

    By DirtyDansGGS, September 5, 2013
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    • lekstrom10k
    • September 10, 2013

11. Dirty Ed & Andy Shaefer?  

    By GreenLight, September 28, 2005
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    • GreenLight
    • September 28, 2005

12. Dirty Ed dead!  

    By mjosparky, April 7, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • April 15, 2005

13. Dirty Ed Reminder  

    By GreenLight, June 1, 2005
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    • GreenLight
    • June 1, 2005

14. Dishrag in a Hurricane  

    By howardwhite, July 7, 2010
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    • racerman
    • July 11, 2010

15. Dive for the bullseye  

    By JerryBaumchen, May 2, 2016
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 2, 2016

16. Do you actually read before replying  

    By rdufokker, November 4, 2010
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    • quade
    • November 4, 2010

17. Do you have?  

    By Beerlight, February 4, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • February 13, 2004

18. Do you recognize this guy?  

    By JumpUpMyAss, February 21, 2010
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    • drjump
    • February 22, 2010

19. Do you think our club has a drinking problem?  

    By steve1, February 9, 2005
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    • alw
    • April 13, 2005

20. Doc Anagnostis' Grandaughter looking for stories  

    By wmw999, November 12, 2011
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    • wmw999
    • November 12, 2011

21. Does anybody remember Pygmy Mau Mau? 1970's  

    By MissBuffDiver, April 18, 2005
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    • jbrasher
    • April 20, 2005

22. Does anyone else...  

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

23. Does anyone know these cameramen?  

    By rdufokker, April 20, 2009
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    • rdufokker
    • April 20, 2009

24. Does anyone know?  

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

25. Does anyone recognize this patch?  

    By flyhi, November 24, 2004
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    • howardwhite
    • September 24, 2007

26. Does anyone remember the term 'zoomie'?  

    By waltappel, September 14, 2006
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    • darkwing
    • September 15, 2006

27. Does anyone remember this video?  

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

28. Don (007) Henderson Memorial  

    By GreenLight, April 19, 2011
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • April 26, 2011

29. Don Crips  

    By RkyMtnHigh, October 8, 2006
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • October 8, 2006

30. Don Grant D-1248  

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

31. Don Henderson, SCR 7  

    By rapter, October 5, 2010
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    • patworks
    • November 5, 2010

32. Don Molitar?  

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

33. Don't Jump!!  

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

34. Don't you just LOVE skydiving?  

    By Guru312, January 10, 2007
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    • JoeG
    • January 16, 2007

35. Donating old parachutes and books to which museum?  

    By riggerrob, July 19, 2020
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    • cosmicgypsy
    • July 21, 2020

36. Dornier 228 - Late 80's?   1 2

    By angrypeppers, August 30, 2006
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    • freakyrat
    • January 3, 2022

37. Double inverted exits  

    By fly, July 12, 2005
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    • Andrelr
    • July 23, 2005

38. Doug Angel  

    By nitrochute, September 5, 2008
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    • katzas
    • February 1, 2015

39. Douglas Bader's parachute jump(s)  

    By mr2mk1g, June 28, 2005
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    • Beerlight
    • July 23, 2005

40. Dragon Rapide G-AGSH. Then and Now.  

    By davidlayne, December 1, 2006
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    • freekflyguy
    • December 12, 2006

41. DrEco - Dr Eco - Dr.Eco  

    By DrEco, April 12, 2009
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    • quade
    • April 12, 2009

42. Drifter...need infos, please  

    By anj4de, November 12, 2011
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    • Nutz
    • November 15, 2011

43. Drop zone kids grow up to be jumpers.  

    By efs4ever, July 7, 2006
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    • dear1
    • June 5, 2007

44. Dwight Brubaker D-19155  

    By hillson, September 19, 2012
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    • kd5xb
    • September 22, 2012

45. dyed round reserves?  

    By pchapman, November 15, 2011
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    • Krip
    • November 18, 2011

46. Dytter?  

    By DSE, October 3, 2007
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    • kkeenan
    • October 8, 2007

47. DZ in Second Life?  

    By leonanderson, August 31, 2006
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    • leonanderson
    • May 31, 2007

48. DZ nicknames   1 2

    By Krip, January 29, 2012
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    • usedtajump
    • May 16, 2012

49. DZW  

    By davidlayne, August 7, 2007
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    • highspeeddirt
    • August 9, 2007

50. Eagle Field Boogie - June 21, 1981  

    By rmarshall234, January 2, 2007
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    • rmarshall234
    • January 6, 2007

51. Earl Cossey  

    By javelin1, March 17, 2008
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    • WGore
    • March 27, 2008

52. Earliest jumping in the US?  

    By AggieDave, February 28, 2004
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    • bravoniner
    • March 5, 2004

53. Earliest Naked Jump   1 2

    By SansSuit, November 14, 2010
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    • wartload
    • June 27, 2011

54. Early 1950 records  

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

55. Early BASE  

    By TomAiello, August 6, 2004
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    • TomAiello
    • August 6, 2004

56. Early county fair parachute jumpers eg 1912  

    By crossv, February 23, 2014
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    • Bob_Church
    • October 4, 2017

57. Early crew?   1 2

    By jonstark, November 7, 2003
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    • Marisan
    • December 10, 2011

58. Early Formation History '70s *Para Death Sky Dieing Equipment Catalogue*  

    By patworks, June 25, 2010
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    • NovaTTT
    • September 3, 2010

59. Early Freefall  

    By wartload, October 28, 2005
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    • quatorze
    • November 2, 2005

60. Early history of Tandem parachuting   1 2

    By Droppedbomb, September 10, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • July 18, 2008

61. Early Jump Shack Harness ??  

    By kkeenan, July 7, 2008
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    • pchapman
    • July 10, 2008

62. Early Jump. These guys are heros.  

    By efs4ever, July 9, 2008
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    • Niki1
    • July 11, 2008

63. Early Meets  

    By lufkincy, July 5, 2013
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    • lufkincy
    • July 5, 2013

64. early movies from pioneer cameramen.  

    By skypuppy, February 14, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • February 14, 2008

65. Early Old Vintage Parachute Test cica 1920's  

    By davidlayne, January 13, 2009
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    • keithbar
    • January 16, 2009

66. Early ram air canopy history... technical paper  

    By pilotdave, April 16, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • April 18, 2004

67. Early round Mr. Bill . . .  

    By NickDG, May 1, 2008
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    • skypuppy
    • May 2, 2008

68. Early Russian freefallers?  

    By Erroll, October 30, 2020
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    • Erroll
    • November 2, 2020

69. Early Skydiving Patch  

    By rj871, September 12, 2015
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    • rj871
    • October 13, 2015

70. early sport automatic opener history PART 1  

    By chuteshack, April 19, 2013
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    • propblast
    • April 25, 2013

71. early two altitude audible  

    By councilman24, September 11, 2014
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    • Krip
    • October 9, 2014

72. Early use of weights (or prohibitions)?  

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

73. Early USPA Instructor Certification Courses...  

    By Guru312, December 2, 2006
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    • skyjack71
    • December 7, 2006

74. Easter Boogie at the Hills  

    By piper17, January 1, 2008
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    • piper17
    • February 22, 2008

75. Eating cheese before jumping  

    By howardwhite, May 16, 2008
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    • jsaxton
    • May 28, 2008

76. Ed Cummings  

    By ripcordkid, October 15, 2009
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    • IanHarrop
    • October 15, 2009

77. Edge of Space?  

    By DustyP, August 12, 2006
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    • ripcord4
    • August 18, 2006

78. Eiffel Tower Demo  

    By howardwhite, October 8, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • October 9, 2007

79. Eike Hohenadl passes at Eloy today 4-25-14  

    By MissBuffDiver, April 26, 2014
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • April 26, 2014

80. Ejection seat chutes   1 2

    By oldfart, January 25, 2004
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    • breakalegortwo
    • March 6, 2004

81. El Cap #assignments  

    By DSE, September 6, 2007
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    • DSE
    • September 13, 2007

82. Electric Stars?  

    By eUrNiCc, November 1, 2004
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    • BillyVance
    • November 4, 2004

83. Elmo Barrister Early Bat-Wing parachutist  

    By Moraine Airpark, September 11, 2023
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    • wmw999
    • September 21, 2023

84. Elsinore -- 50 years ago  

    By howardwhite, March 23, 2009
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    • mccurley
    • March 23, 2009

85. Elsinore in 73-75.  

    By diablopilot, August 15, 2008
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    • drjump
    • October 31, 2008

86. Engine Problems?  

    By base570, October 13, 2003
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    • quade
    • October 13, 2003

87. Equipment List -- 1977 RW Nationals  

    By howardwhite, January 10, 2007
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    • mark
    • January 11, 2007

88. Ever jump one of these??   1 2 3 4 5

    By steve1, January 23, 2005
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    • wdy_bnckr
    • March 15, 2005

89. Ever jump with your canopy in backwards?  

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

90. Ever jump with your canopy in backwards???  

    By MissBuffDiver, May 6, 2005
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    • BASE841
    • May 10, 2005

91. ever seen that kind of pilot chute ?  

    By piisfish, June 9, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • June 12, 2011

92. Ever Static Line A Para-Commander?  

    By T10PCM1, March 7, 2009
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    • mccurley
    • March 16, 2009

93. Evolution of Safety in Skydiving  

    By mnskydiver688, February 6, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • February 12, 2007

94. Exciting times for a kid  

    By rickjump1, August 19, 2003
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    • rickjump1
    • August 19, 2003

95. Exit without parachute   1 2 3

    By w4p2, June 12, 2003
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    • Decodiver
    • February 12, 2011

96. Exitus question  

    By jonstark, August 30, 2006
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    • CReW
    • August 31, 2006

97. extreme skydiving  

    By tomdrop, September 24, 2003
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    • ibx
    • January 26, 2004

98. Faces from the Past.   1 2

    By mjosparky, March 29, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • April 21, 2005

99. FAKE PASSPORT BRITISH(UK) FOR SALE DIPLOMATIC CANADIAN FALSE ID CARD  

    By idnamefake, September 20, 2013
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    • jurgencamps
    • October 2, 2013

100. Falling Angels DeLand  

     By Rick, November 1, 2017
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     • Rick
     • December 5, 2017