Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Fried Mike?  

   By Gene03, March 8, 2009
   • 19 replies
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   • el_cap_440
   • May 6, 2015

2. From Rustenburg to Wonderboom  

   By PeterJEarle, February 9, 2010
   • 8 replies
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   • Tedesco
   • April 25, 2020

3. Front Mounted Reserves   1 2

   By tonybrogdon, February 13, 2009
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   • tonybrogdon
   • February 23, 2009

4. FS -SEQUENTIAL FORMATIONS, SKY, DANCE, AND REALITY  

   By patworks, October 23, 2012
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   • patworks
   • October 23, 2012

5. Ft Hood Skydivers in 1970's  

   By d16842, January 20, 2012
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   • cfronce
   • October 30, 2017

6. Ft Hood Sport Parachute Club   1 2

   By docjohn, October 10, 2007
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   • emo-Air01@outlook.com
   • June 7, 2023

7. Ft Knox Parachute CLub  

   By WGore, March 10, 2015
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   • WGore
   • March 10, 2015

8. Ft. Lee Sport Parachute Club  

   By Spooky52, August 13, 2012
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   • Spooky52
   • August 13, 2012

9. Ft.Polk 1969  

   By nndefense, October 7, 2006
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   • nndefense
   • October 18, 2006

10. Fulton Airport  

    By Krip, April 13, 2011
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    • howardwhite
    • April 15, 2011

11. Fulton DZ reunion  

    By Krip, April 10, 2011
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    • Krip
    • April 10, 2011

12. Fun Between Loads - Who & Where  

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

13. Fun Facts   1 2

    By MissBuffDiver, June 11, 2005
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    • norman8791
    • June 16, 2005

14. Fun Facts Part 2  

    By MissBuffDiver, June 15, 2005
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    • Travman
    • June 18, 2005

15. Funeral For a Friend  

    By BLee52, October 10, 2006
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    • steve1
    • October 11, 2006

16. Funny Stories   1 2 3

    By bertusgeert, January 27, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • November 30, 2009

17. FYI: BSR from 1981  

    By MakeItHappen, July 18, 2012
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    • Niki1
    • July 19, 2012

18. G.E. number?  

    By starkmtn, March 3, 2014
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    • DocMallard
    • August 13, 2014

19. Gale Grant  

    By jonstark, October 9, 2006
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    • jonstark
    • October 9, 2006

20. Galveston Skydivers   1 2 3 4

    By puddy, October 23, 2004
    • 93 replies
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    • lufkincy
    • April 1, 2019

21. Games, Songs and Rituals in our Sport   1 2

    By MissBuffDiver, April 22, 2005
    • 33 replies
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    • GreenLight
    • May 25, 2005

22. Gargano Spirit  

    By conwayte, March 4, 2013
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    • Kahuna
    • June 24, 2013

23. Gary Douris  

    By mjosparky, September 4, 2009
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    • stayhigh
    • July 7, 2014

24. Gary Farnsworth  

    By RogerRamjet, July 25, 2005
    • 5 replies
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    • PhreeZone
    • August 2, 2005

25. Gary Freeze " The Buckeye Batman"  

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

26. Gary Lewis' Para-Commander Handbook  

    By pchapman, September 30, 2009
    • 3 replies
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    • tbrown
    • October 1, 2009

27. Gene Hunnell -- DZ USA  

    By howardwhite, February 12, 2007
    • 12 replies
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    • howardwhite
    • February 21, 2007

28. Gene Paul Thacker  

    By patmoore, August 20, 2012
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    • steve1
    • August 21, 2012

29. general history  

    By k_marr08, April 8, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • May 4, 2006

30. george bosworth USA Team member 1950s  

    By chuteless, June 1, 2003
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    • MichaelP
    • January 24, 2021

31. Geronimo  

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

32. Geronimo story, is this true?  

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

33. Gerry LaLonde -- Obit  

    By quade, August 7, 2003
    • 7 replies
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    • skycat123
    • April 25, 2015

34. Getting Very Scary Out There   1 2 3 4 6

    By GreenLight, July 7, 2005
    • 135 replies
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    • airtwardo
    • April 20, 2011

35. Ghoulidge  

    By debonair, November 9, 2003
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    • w4p2
    • November 25, 2003

36. Glider antics with skydiver  

    By lodestar, August 30, 2010
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    • Calvin19
    • September 2, 2010

37. Go back, or Live with it . ..  

    By NickDG, August 15, 2005
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    • markd_nscr986
    • August 18, 2005

38. Godflicker?  

    By jimjumper, October 23, 2007
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    • 33zulu
    • April 16, 2020

39. Godfrog  

    By kallend, November 16, 2016
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    • muff528
    • January 23, 2017

40. Godfrog  

    By kallend, December 16, 2009
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    • kallend
    • January 1, 2010

41. Godfrog 2013  

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

42. GodFrog award  

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

43. Godfrog award  

    By kallend, September 12, 2005
    • 4 replies
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    • kallend
    • September 13, 2005

44. Godfrog site updated  

    By kallend, November 7, 2011
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    • kallend
    • November 5, 2015

45. Godfrog trophy site updated  

    By kallend, January 27, 2011
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    • TheRanchPROshop
    • March 10, 2011

46. Going through the loft -- Oh what fun  

    By wmw999, July 22, 2010
    • 18 replies
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    • skybill
    • September 6, 2010

47. Gold Coast Skydivers Club  

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

48. Gold Coast Skydivers/ Ft Laud..1967  

    By wayne8577, December 18, 2006
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    • RogerRamjet
    • December 18, 2006

49. Golden Arrow Sports Parachute Club - '59-'62  

    By snowmman, August 11, 2009
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    • snowmman
    • August 11, 2009

50. Golden Knights Histroy Help  

    By Paige, February 15, 2004
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    • gkgalen
    • February 18, 2004

51. golden knights question airborne??  

    By keithbar, April 3, 2009
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    • zoobrothertom
    • July 14, 2009

52. Goldwing  

    By mjosparky, September 7, 2008
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    • mjosparky
    • September 7, 2008

53. Gone Fishin  

    By GreenLight, July 20, 2005
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    • GreenLight
    • July 28, 2005

54. good book?  

    By Loonix, November 24, 2005
    • 7 replies
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    • Zoso
    • January 2, 2006

55. Good News  

    By howardwhite, December 9, 2010
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    • kkeenan
    • December 10, 2010

56. Goodbye Don Vredenburg  

    By GreenLight, February 15, 2006
    • 6 replies
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    • GreenLight
    • February 28, 2006

57. got one for you guys  

    By GQ_jumper, March 5, 2007
    • 18 replies
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    • PhreeZone
    • March 16, 2007

58. got stow hooks?  

    By lucky508, February 10, 2011
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    • Anvilbrother
    • February 15, 2011

59. Government Archives of Parachute Jumping meets (1963)  

    By Southern_Man, November 27, 2012
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    • racerman
    • November 29, 2012

60. GQ TAP...a very large Paracommander?  

    By anj4de, December 20, 2012
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    • andrewhilton
    • December 26, 2012

61. Grahame Donald - Sopwith Camel story  

    By johnmatrix, November 21, 2011
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    • obelixtim
    • November 28, 2011

62. Grandson found a freefall game @  

    By MissBuffDiver, June 19, 2005
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • June 20, 2005

63. Great old airplane pictures  

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

64. great stories compilation  

    By douggs, February 9, 2008
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    • bozo
    • February 10, 2008

65. Green Star Express  

    By tonybrogdon, August 2, 2008
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    • keithbar
    • August 26, 2008

66. Greene / New York / My Dad !  

    By gharendza, April 25, 2010
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    • tbrown
    • April 26, 2010

67. Greene County, Georgia  

    By SansSuit, April 25, 2010
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    • Greene
    • June 2, 2010

68. Greene Sport Parachute Center  

    By gharendza, April 22, 2006
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    • van002
    • June 20, 2007

69. Greene Sport Parachute Center  

    By gharendza, May 5, 2010
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    • matthewcline
    • May 24, 2010

70. Grim Business  

    By cwickliffe, June 15, 2007
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    • tbrown
    • July 7, 2007

71. Guardian Parachute  

    By goldwing, September 27, 2006
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    • 2jumphi
    • October 2, 2006

72. Guess this now closed DZ  

    By PROGRESSIVE, February 14, 2013
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • February 19, 2013

73. Guess this old time DZ  

    By PROGRESSIVE, February 7, 2013
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • February 8, 2013

74. Guess Who?  

    By patmoore, October 22, 2012
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    • patmoore
    • October 26, 2012

75. Gypsy Dave  

    By crewdog2, January 8, 2005
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    • crewdog2
    • January 11, 2005

76. Gypsy Moths  

    By cmchristian, June 14, 2004
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    • slug
    • June 26, 2004

77. Gypsy Moths - Howard. Is it still flying?   1 2

    By freakflyer9999, January 30, 2005
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    • WGore
    • October 31, 2012

78. Gypsy Moths Jump  

    By yjumpinoz, June 21, 2009
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    • OldMan
    • September 11, 2009

79. Hall of Fame?  

    By racerman, July 29, 2010
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    • jackwallace
    • August 5, 2010

80. Halloween fun  

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

81. Hammond LA 1967  

    By blumax008, January 18, 2011
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    • bravoniner
    • August 23, 2012

82. Hand Deployed Pilot Chute  

    By John4455, October 29, 2003
    • 19 replies
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    • billbooth
    • November 24, 2003

83. HANDBURY ULTRALIGHT PARACHUTE  

    By africapete, July 2, 2013
    • 7 replies
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    • davissl
    • January 27, 2018

84. Hang Dives   1 2

    By tonybrogdon, October 2, 2004
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    • airtwardo
    • November 21, 2004

85. Hangover cure  

    By patworks, January 10, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • January 20, 2010

86. Happy Birthday Bill Jones...  

    By grimmie, December 3, 2011
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    • grimmie
    • December 3, 2011

87. Happy Birthday Bill Newell  

    By lodestar, April 5, 2010
    • 4 replies
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    • SCR216
    • April 7, 2010

88. Happy Birthday Pat Works  

    By lodestar, March 18, 2010
    • 6 replies
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    • NickDG
    • March 19, 2010

89. Happy birthday Skydive Elsinore  

    By emmiwy, March 3, 2010
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    • 377
    • March 5, 2010

90. Happy Father's Day  

    By MissBuffDiver, June 19, 2005
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • June 19, 2005

91. HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY  

    By SWIMDOC, November 12, 2015
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    • SWIMDOC
    • November 12, 2015

92. Harness For A B4 Container  

    By propblast, July 15, 2013
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    • propblast
    • August 11, 2013

93. Harness/container  

    By racerman, July 11, 2010
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    • lekstrom10k
    • July 15, 2010

94. Has anyone heard about this DB cooper guy?  

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

95. Havard collides with a parachute  

    By davidlayne, March 6, 2011
    • 1 reply
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    • lodestar
    • March 7, 2011

96. have ?s need answers ASAP.Please Help!   1 2

    By moodyskydiver, June 19, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • July 10, 2008

97. Have a look...  

    By kimemerson, October 8, 2008
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    • SkydiveJack
    • October 17, 2008

98. Have Haley's chute; Looking for Norton's.  

    By Rondo, May 21, 2004
    • 7 replies
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    • topdocker
    • February 21, 2013

99. Have Jumpsuit- Looking for Year, Info, Value. PCA VietNam patches  

    By Phoenix501, March 20, 2010
    • 9 replies
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    • kd5xb
    • July 14, 2011

100. Have Skydiving patches I need help ID'ing  

     By jvw734, October 23, 2019
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     • jvw734
     • November 16, 2019