Jan 31, 2005, 12:05 PM
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I live in the Augusta, GA area and recently was told about a demo fatality that supposedly occurred at a now defunct race track here (International Speedway I believe the name was). The story I was told was that it was a female jumper, her husband flying the plane, and got no fabric out. This would have been in the 1959-1963 time frame I believe. Does anyone have any knowledge of this incident and possibly any particulars?
My sincere thanks in advance. Blue 111- Jeff
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Jan 31, 2005, 12:54 PM
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1960?
I doubt we're going to learn anything from this one so I'm moving it.
Feb 1, 2005, 6:28 AM
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If this fatality did occur, I have narrowed down the time frame to 1963 or 1964 with a probability of November 17th, 1963. The official name of the track was The Augusta International Raceway. I hope this helps jog some memories.
Thanks again- Jeff
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Feb 2, 2005, 7:13 PM
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You're such an honest guy. Carry on like this - and we'll struggle to mis understand each other!t
OK already with all the smoochie-smoochie. Sheesh. Do any of you actually know anything about my ORIGINAL POST???
Grins- Jeff
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Feb 2, 2005, 11:53 PM
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OK. I gave the date to my mom. She said I was 20 months old in November 1963. We lived half a world away, in a country which would not have TV until 13 years after the incident.
She doesn't remember me wanting to skydive then.
Does that help?
At least we're keeping the thread at the top of the page!
Feb 3, 2005, 3:54 AM
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OK. I gave the date to my mom. She said I was 20 months old in November 1963. We lived half a world away, in a country which would not have TV until 13 years after the incident.
She doesn't remember me wanting to skydive then.
Does that help?
At least we're keeping the thread at the top of the page!
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A very good point...
I was 7 years old and I believe that we had about 8 TV channels, but of course they were only B/W. I really liked Sky King and of course Super Man. My mom even made me a red cape!
But I don't have any information in regard to the fatality in 1963.
I too have managed, barely, to keep the topic of this thread on course with the original post
Feb 3, 2005, 6:32 AM
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And I lived a 1/3 world away, ina city with 2 TV channels. But we didn't have a television. I was 8. Had I known about skydiving, I'd've probably been interested in it.
But I did PM someone whose father was jumping in the south at that time -- maybe his dad will remember something.
Feb 3, 2005, 1:16 PM
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And I lived a 1/3 world away, ina city with 2 TV channels. But we didn't have a television. I was 8. Had I known about skydiving, I'd've probably been interested in it.
But I did PM someone whose father was jumping in the south at that time -- maybe his dad will remember something.
Wendy W.
I wasn't even born then, I don't know anything about it.
Feb 3, 2005, 1:42 PM
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1963- I was a bad ass 7th grader then. Back in the days when the thought of jumping out of a plane scared the crap out of me. Adventure was hunting gophers with a pellet gun or 22. Girls were a mystery and considered inferior to us men folk. Back in the days when we listened to records and a little dab of Brilcreem would do ya. Tough guys looked like Fondsie, and my favorite Western was Bonanza....Ahh those were the days.....Steve1
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1963- I was a bad ass 7th grader then. Back in the days when the thought of jumping out of a plane scared the crap out of me. Adventure was hunting gophers with a pellet gun or 22. Girls were a mystery and considered inferior to us men folk. Back in the days when we listened to records and a little dab of Brilcreem would do ya. Tough guys looked like Fondsie, and my favorite Western was Bonanza....Ahh those were the days.....Steve1
And 40 years latter, they still are. And when I was in the 7th. grade we used Dixie Peach on a flat top with sides and a DA.
