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hey tomspoon,my dad owned gift of wings years ago we had a pilot bill mcdougal wonderin if you had any pics of him,could you give a shout back please thanks pete siclari

my dad owned gift of wings in wny.we had a visting skydiver from some where,had a routine jump till he opened his main and it malfunctined,he cut away, opened reserve,that malfuntioned to, with a may west,he rode that in from about 1500 ft I know the area where he landed, a wooded area about a mile away. me and a buddy jumped in a truck and raced down several tractor paths to help, as we came to the open feild there he was walking with another skydiver (glen) that followed him down,being relieved he was ok, he told us his version. he saw the may west got his knife out started cutting lines then quit cause he was cutting to many,well he looked down spinning saw the woods. figuring,the branches would help his landing,he said he didnt hit a single branch spinnig throw the trees,he landed on the down slop of a steep revine that saved his butt.after telling us the story,we loaded up and as we came down the road there were more firetrucks ,ambulances ,and other rescue vehicles looking for him thinking the worst. well we pulled up to the chief, and said looking for him,he didnt believe us at first, with some convincing we got it straghtened out.that skydiver was flattered at the response of the fire department. but they were'nt looking even close to where he landed,needless to say he had more than a few beers that night. peter siclari

yep thats paul gath those were some old pics i forgot how close the corn field was to the peez when we put it in . the other day i was talking to bills daughter meet by accident on here i was telling her about her dad she never meet him.remember he past in a car accident by the dz.she wondering if had any pics of him i dont but im finding some though other people .do you have any of bill ?thanks

jimmey your name is so familar i cant place you helep me out its also been alot of years too

your right im franks son peter rember me lol well at least im not forgoten the dz been closed for years but the memories is pricless for everybody that went thought their. the best times a kid could have by the way do you rember a pilot bill mcDougle? let me know please it important ill tell why leter thanks peter siclari dz brat lol

curriers rd , dad had a cessna 180 also a182 painted red white and blue ed gath and i grew up to gether he lived on micahgan rd my house was at the end of the runway

hello im popeye from the good old days of wyoming county skydivers and gift of wings haaaa the memories anybody heve any questions feel free from them days

i grew up in those days of skydiving,my dad owned gift of wings.and was also involed in the start up of wyoming skydivers in western ny. the good old days of t-tens and para comanders and the change over to squares.it all changed fast in fifteen years.i remember all the changes.surpiseingly alot of beer to lol

i grew up at gift of wings skydive in java ny.my father owned it if anyone wants to know anything or has a memory of it feel free to reply, i remeber from begging to end. i was a drop zone brat,lol does anyone know what happened to our 1953 cessna 180 it was painted red white and blue,thatt was my favorite plane call letter was 13 charlie.thanks POPEYE