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.

2,283 topics in this forum

  1. Gary Freeze " The Buckeye Batman"  

    By chuteless,
    • 0 replies
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  2. What is this plane? #8  

    By howardwhite,
    • 16 replies
    • 5,493 views

  3. Nuclear Powered Aircraft  

    By 1969912,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,645 views

  4. new jump ship  

    By drjump,
    • 7 replies
    • 1,656 views

  5. aerial drug delivery  

    By dumstuntzz,
    • 11 replies
    • 5,815 views

  6. Great old airplane pictures  

    By howardwhite,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,083 views

  7. Fatality Reported - Aug 12, 1910 - Asbury Park, NJ  

    By fcajump,
    • 2 replies
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  8. What is this plane? #25  

    By howardwhite,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,197 views

  9. Who, where, when?  

    By howardwhite,
    • 15 replies
    • 3,626 views

  10. Boogie Mechanics  

    By howardwhite,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,452 views

  11. Tell me what this SkyFest is?  

    By upndownshop,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,935 views

  12. What is THIS plane... let me try   1 2 3

    By ZigZagMarquis,
    • 69 replies
    • 6,221 views

  13. The Avenger  

    By Erroll,
    • 14 replies
    • 4,672 views

  14. Some good old time aircraft footage and old time parachuting towards the end.  

    By davidlayne,
    • 1 reply
    • 853 views

  15. Whose foot is this?  

    By howardwhite,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,833 views

  16. Jumping in Germany circa 1978-79  

    By AirWhore,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,942 views

  17. Lots of New Things - Are Old Things . . .  

    By NickDG,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,687 views

  18. Beaver in Deland  

    By piper17,
    • 19 replies
    • 4,333 views

  19. What is this Plane (Look Closley)  

    By usedtajump,
    • 15 replies
    • 2,239 views

  20. Post the 1st Page of your Logbook . . .   1 2 3

    By NickDG,
    • 70 replies
    • 8,149 views

  21. Cornwall 90's  

    By softnotes,
    • 0 replies
    • 875 views

  22. Martin Evans???  

    By grimmie,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,766 views

  23. Mr. Douglas   1 2

    By jumpwally,
    • 27 replies
    • 8,679 views

  24. What's this plane #24  

    By stratostar,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,321 views

  25. What is this plane #23  

    By AggieDave,
    • 14 replies
    • 2,154 views

  26. Old jumpers who went to the Big House   1 2

    By steve1,
    • 34 replies
    • 8,458 views

  27. What is this plane? #21  

    By howardwhite,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,781 views

  28. What happened here?  

    By piper17,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,710 views

  29. "Amazing and Stupendous" new canopy  

    By howardwhite,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,423 views

  30. Square hand deploy Pilot Chute  

    By jimmytavino,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,729 views

  31. Old School Skydive Video  

    By SWATcop,
    • 18 replies
    • 6,199 views

  32. Some old Deland folk...  

    By piper17,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,002 views

  33. What is this cockpit? #1  

    By howardwhite,
    • 12 replies
    • 3,032 views

  34. World Meet - Who Are These People?  

    By piper17,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,287 views

  35. Old Round Engine A/C   1 2

    By piper17,
    • 35 replies
    • 5,883 views

  36. Luis Melendez Jr.  

    By howardwhite,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,352 views

  37. Turkey Meet 1973 - Z-Hills  

    By piper17,
    • 13 replies
    • 4,293 views

  38. CRW / CF history  

    By CFPasi,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,745 views

  39. More World Meet 81  

    By billabx,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,221 views

  40. Who, Where, When  

    By piper17,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,070 views

  41. Assorted World Meet '81  

    By piper17,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,087 views

  42. Merry Christmas - You Old Farts . . .  

    By NickDG,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,309 views

  43. What cockpit is this? #3  

    By howardwhite,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,493 views

  44. What cockpit is this #2  

    By stratostar,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,166 views

  45. Who are these Southern skydivers? 1970's  

    By JSBIRD,
    • 17 replies
    • 5,700 views

  46. A broken DC-3  

    By piper17,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,183 views

  47. Norseman for Christmas  

    By howardwhite,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,061 views

  48. Lockheed 10E  

    By piper17,
    • 7 replies
    • 1,650 views

  49. 200-way photo  

    By guymanos,
    • 9 replies
    • 3,891 views

  50. What is this plane #20  

    By gjhdiver,
    • 12 replies
    • 3,252 views

  51. Fun Between Loads - Who & Where  

    By piper17,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,595 views

  52. magazine back-issues  

    By guymanos,
    • 1 reply
    • 852 views

  53. What is this plane? #19  

    By howardwhite,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,065 views

  54. Who was Norm Heaton  

    By Krip,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,295 views

  55. Who are these skydivers? 1970's  

    By JSBIRD,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,910 views

  56. Jack Bergman  

    By Krip,
    • 0 replies
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  57. Who and where? #2  

    By howardwhite,
    • 19 replies
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  58. Humboldt Hummers  

    By CReW,
    • 9 replies
    • 5,555 views

  59. What is this plane? #18  

    By howardwhite,
    • 14 replies
    • 2,663 views

  60. Freak Brothers   1 2 3

    By freakbrother,
    • 60 replies
    • 16,769 views

  61. Building Escape Parachutes - a summary of designs  

    By pchapman,
    • 1 reply
    • 6,578 views

  62. What is this plane? #15   1 2

    By howardwhite,
    • 27 replies
    • 5,931 views

  63. PARACHUTIST Archive revisited  

    By docjohn,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,047 views

  64. Vic Deveau, D-529  

    By howardwhite,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,316 views

  65. Al Frisby Memorial and Ash Dives  

    By GreenLight,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views

  66. Pyramid Lake - 1960's  

    By skyjack71,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,216 views

  67. Who and where?  

    By howardwhite,
    • 19 replies
    • 7,512 views

  68. What is this plane? #17  

    By howardwhite,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,520 views

  69. A Day At The Drop Zone Part II  

    By GreenLight,
    • 0 replies
    • 883 views

  70. Name the event.  

    By rapter,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,601 views

  71. Another DC-3 saved  

    By Zing,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,094 views

  72. Ropes 'n Rings   1 2 3

    By howardwhite,
    • 58 replies
    • 8,388 views

  73. What is this plane? #16  

    By howardwhite,
    • 10 replies
    • 5,126 views

  74. Concealed parachutes for movie stunts?  

    By riggerrob,
    • 8 replies
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  75. Belly Reserve Deployment   1 2

    By howardwhite,
    • 48 replies
    • 8,192 views

  76. What is this rig?  

    By faulknerwn,
    • 22 replies
    • 6,129 views

  77. what has an R 3350 engine but doesnt fly?  

    By 377,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,524 views

  78. Femlin, Playboy, Skydiving  

    By DFWAJG,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,711 views

  79. Ever jump with your canopy in backwards?  

    By MissBuffDiver,
    • 24 replies
    • 5,960 views

  80. 1982 Crash Info?   1 2

    By dropdeded,
    • 31 replies
    • 15,130 views

  81. What is this plane? #14  

    By howardwhite,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,552 views

  82. Looking for Z-Hills Cessna 196 Pictures (70's)   1 2

    By RogerRamjet,
    • 34 replies
    • 9,717 views

  83. Howard Curtis-stuntman  

    By grimmie,
    • 0 replies
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  84. What is this plane? #13  

    By howardwhite,
    • 14 replies
    • 2,255 views

  85. Security Parachute Co. Sierra  

    By ParaShoot,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,789 views

  86. Virgina is for Lovers  

    By sdctlc,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,644 views

  87. What is this plane? #2  

    By howardwhite,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,116 views

  88. UT-15 Packing?  

    By winsor,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,820 views

  89. How old is this?  

    By JumpUpMyAss,
    • 8 replies
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  90. Lap a myth?  

    By councilman24,
    • 22 replies
    • 5,539 views

  91. The Dave Gold Parachute Collection  

    By councilman24,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,079 views

  92. Where is this sign located?   1 2 3

    By upndownshop,
    • 53 replies
    • 6,544 views

  93. MC1-1b and PC performance data?  

    By councilman24,
    • 0 replies
    • 677 views

  94. World's First 8-Stack - photos  

    By 1st8stkOrganizr,
    • 24 replies
    • 9,129 views

  95. 210 years ago today  

    By Zing,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,412 views

  96. Russian PC and old night jump  

    By JumpUpMyAss,
    • 0 replies
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  97. What is this plane? #12  

    By howardwhite,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,963 views

  98. Turkey Meet Ad -- Spotter   1 2

    By howardwhite,
    • 32 replies
    • 8,925 views

  99. Name the designer  

    By aj4218,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,668 views

  100. 1960s Para-Commander  

    By FlyingBlueJay,
    • 14 replies
    • 5,653 views
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