Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Early 1950 records  

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

2. Happy Birthday Bill Newell  

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

3. I have done some exciting demos  

   By tonybrogdon, April 5, 2010
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   • tonybrogdon
   • April 14, 2010

4. Remember this movie?  

   By howardwhite, April 5, 2010
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   • mccurley
   • April 9, 2010

5. About: KAP– 3, automatic parachute activation device (AAD)   1 2

   By patworks, April 2, 2010
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   • JerryBaumchen
   • March 10

6. 'Lobster Tail' Canopies  

   By danchapman, March 31, 2010
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   • JerryBaumchen
   • April 1, 2010

7. Alaska 1958  

   By howardwhite, March 30, 2010
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   • steve1
   • March 31, 2010

8. Old Farts reunion  

   By BCA, March 30, 2010
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   • SCR216
   • April 15, 2010

9. Where is this DZ in Florida ?   1 2

   By 3331, March 29, 2010
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   • lodestar
   • December 2, 2011

10. Free for nothing....shroud line knife  

    By lodestar, March 27, 2010
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    • usedtajump
    • March 29, 2010

11. Bandit Jump -- 1953  

    By howardwhite, March 26, 2010
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    • danchapman
    • April 6, 2010

12. Arvin   1 2 3

    By robskydiv, March 26, 2010
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    • dropdeded
    • February 26, 2013

13. Skydiving pigs  

    By howardwhite, March 25, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • March 30, 2010

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

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

15. Some nice pics  

    By Beerlight, March 19, 2010
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    • lodestar
    • March 23, 2010

16. Jane (Lambdin) Orlando Memorial at Z-Hills  

    By RogerRamjet, March 19, 2010
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    • Mbranch202
    • March 22, 2010

17. Tom Sanders-- BASE photographer/jumper  

    By Guru312, March 19, 2010
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    • mx757
    • March 21, 2010

18. Herd DZ Dirt  

    By howardwhite, March 19, 2010
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    • howardwhite
    • March 19, 2010

19. Happy Birthday Pat Works  

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

20. Freepacked opening  

    By howardwhite, March 11, 2010
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    • RV8
    • February 17, 2023

21. WWII Airborne Demonstration Team C-47 Promotional Video  

    By davidlayne, March 8, 2010
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    • nitrochute
    • March 23, 2010

22. Plane Pix  

    By howardwhite, March 3, 2010
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    • lekstrom10k
    • March 10, 2010

23. Happy birthday Skydive Elsinore  

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

24. Let's Bring Back the THUNDER BOW!   1 2

    By scs317, March 1, 2010
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    • dreamdancer
    • May 4, 2010

25. National Enquirer  

    By howardwhite, February 28, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • March 1, 2010

26. Valley Mills, Texas History   1 2 3

    By JohnMincher, February 28, 2010
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    • dudeman17
    • March 20

27. I need a free beer  

    By faulknerwn, February 28, 2010
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    • 377
    • March 5, 2010

28. First Parachute jump 1797  

    By Tink1717, February 27, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • March 1, 2010

29. Formation size 1960-1967  

    By patworks, February 27, 2010
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    • howardwhite
    • March 4, 2010

30. Watermellon Pass  

    By patworks, February 24, 2010
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    • lurch
    • April 22, 2010

31. First 5-Way stars =1967  

    By patworks, February 22, 2010
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    • skybill
    • April 1, 2010

32. Do you recognize this guy?  

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

33. Any body know anything about the USSR's KAP AAD?  

    By patworks, February 21, 2010
    • 6 replies
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    • Nelyubin
    • December 13, 2010

34. What is this?  

    By howardwhite, February 20, 2010
    • 18 replies
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    • lucky508
    • February 22, 2010

35. Freestyle in 1963  

    By patworks, February 20, 2010
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    • Niki1
    • February 20, 2010

36. Cotton chest reserve pack tray/container?  

    By lucky508, February 19, 2010
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • February 21, 2010

37. Skydiving theme poems  

    By airtwardo, February 18, 2010
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    • chuteless
    • May 22, 2012

38. Marijuana saved George Bush Sr. life  

    By swoopfly, February 17, 2010
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    • Andy9o8
    • February 20, 2010

39. Airborne Songs & Poems  

    By steve1, February 16, 2010
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    • steve1
    • February 18, 2010

40. Naked fatalities?   1 2

    By SansSuit, February 15, 2010
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    • oldwomanc6
    • June 12, 2021

41. From Rustenburg to Wonderboom  

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

42. looking for a Paraplane  

    By eric.fradet, February 5, 2010
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    • Beatnik
    • February 13, 2010

43. the Flying Elvis's   1 2 3

    By nitrochute, February 3, 2010
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    • BillyVance
    • February 24, 2010

44. 1980 Fatality Info  

    By kkeenan, February 1, 2010
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    • jonstark
    • March 13, 2010

45. Bill Stage  

    By mjosparky, January 31, 2010
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    • RogerRamjet
    • February 1, 2010

46. Z'hills in the eighties  

    By totalbodyflyer, January 31, 2010
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    • totalbodyflyer
    • February 24, 2010

47. Inn at Orange jumps  

    By howardwhite, January 29, 2010
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    • Trafficdiver
    • March 1, 2015

48. Nightdives  

    By totalbodyflyer, January 29, 2010
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    • BobWright
    • February 2, 2010

49. RW TO FF  

    By jclalor, January 24, 2010
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    • patworks
    • January 30, 2010

50. Dale Gates  

    By airdvr, January 23, 2010
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    • skypuppy
    • March 5, 2010

51. Teddy Mayfield in the news again  

    By SStewart, January 21, 2010
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    • steve1
    • January 21, 2010

52. Spetsnaz - cold war records and jumping  

    By mr2mk1g, January 19, 2010
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    • Gene03
    • January 24, 2010

53. Pilot Chute Cap Art  

    By howardwhite, January 19, 2010
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    • Andy9o8
    • January 19, 2010

54. why no DZO operates a Pilatus PC12?  

    By alberto1980, January 16, 2010
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    • alberto1980
    • January 17, 2010

55. Does anyone know?  

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

56. Rubber Chicken vs. Real Chicken freefall pass  

    By DrEco, January 15, 2010
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • January 18, 2010

57. "Flying Death"  

    By howardwhite, January 15, 2010
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    • lapster
    • March 9, 2010

58. Mike Steele, Golden Knight 71-73 seeking info  

    By 377, January 15, 2010
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    • Howard Hodges
    • September 24, 2019

59. "New and Improved"  

    By howardwhite, January 14, 2010
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 15, 2010

60. Jack Joerns  

    By OleSmoke, January 13, 2010
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    • OleSmoke
    • January 21, 2010

61. What is this canopy?  

    By SEREJumper, January 11, 2010
    • 11 replies
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    • SEREJumper
    • March 9, 2010

62. What we unpacked Saturday night  

    By faulknerwn, January 11, 2010
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    • dks13827
    • January 19, 2010

63. Hangover cure  

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

64. Steve Snyder  

    By captain1976, January 8, 2010
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    • captain1976
    • March 17, 2010

65. What is this canopy? #32756   1 2

    By howardwhite, January 4, 2010
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    • SCR216
    • July 13, 2010

66. No new ideas.  

    By mjosparky, January 3, 2010
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    • DavidB
    • January 7, 2010

67. Obscure Para-Jerkin  

    By riggerrob, January 2, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • January 5, 2010

68. LAGNAF skydivers? - Ava, NY  

    By jacketsdb23, December 31, 2009
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    • rockcores
    • December 5, 2019

69. OK - 80's skydivers...Need help with identifying this rig.  

    By jacketsdb23, December 31, 2009
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    • tonybrogdon
    • January 12, 2010

70. Scary Stories from the 2000 decade :-) - Mick Evans  

    By mickey1982va, December 23, 2009
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    • Peej
    • January 12, 2010

71. Today is the 48th Anniversary of my 1st jump!   1 2

    By patworks, December 23, 2009
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    • lodestar
    • January 4, 2010

72. DB Cooper 40th Anniversary Jumps  

    By Amazon, December 22, 2009
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    • Amazon
    • December 23, 2009

73. Fathom: The movie. 1967  

    By kimemerson, December 22, 2009
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    • captain1976
    • January 15, 2010

74. Godfrog  

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

75. Ives Kent,Pam Wilson Kent  

    By jaymundo, December 15, 2009
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    • jaymundo
    • December 15, 2009

76. Louisiana Parker brothers ??  

    By jaymundo, December 15, 2009
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    • skybill
    • December 23, 2009

77. Old patches   1 2

    By lodestar, December 14, 2009
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    • 33zulu
    • June 2, 2010

78. Camp Lake Wisconsin   1 2

    By captain1976, December 14, 2009
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    • mauijim54
    • January 11, 2017

79. Who, Where, When??  

    By skyjumpenfool, December 13, 2009
    • 11 replies
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    • smooth
    • December 26, 2012

80. MT-1S questions  

    By lucky508, December 9, 2009
    • 4 replies
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    • mike48
    • December 30, 2009

81. Cessnas in formation  

    By howardwhite, December 9, 2009
    • 19 replies
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • February 28, 2012

82. Pioneers Reunion 2010  

    By howardwhite, December 8, 2009
    • 5 replies
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    • jackwallace
    • February 11, 2010

83. Obituary Earl Cooley  

    By davidlayne, December 8, 2009
    • 6 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • December 10, 2009

84. Masters of The Sky on You Tube  

    By TomSpoon, December 7, 2009
    • 22 replies
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    • Tink1717
    • December 20, 2009

85. vintage gear  

    By BCA, November 30, 2009
    • 4 replies
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    • WGore
    • December 1, 2009

86. Post round pre squars   1 2

    By fogobo, November 28, 2009
    • 42 replies
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    • steve1
    • January 21, 2010

87. Who jumped a heli, landed on the CNtower, chopped the main, and flicked a reserve?  

    By base935, November 18, 2009
    • 17 replies
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    • lodestar
    • February 18, 2010

88. Slammer Openings  

    By RogerRamjet, November 17, 2009
    • 17 replies
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    • jdobleman
    • November 24, 2009

89. Bickerdike, Chris, New photos from Decatur  

    By efs4ever, November 16, 2009
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    • zoobrothertom
    • November 27, 2009

90. Older Texas DZ's  

    By Krip, November 11, 2009
    • 23 replies
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    • usedtajump
    • January 4, 2010

91. Iron Crank  

    By ZigZagMarquis, November 10, 2009
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • December 2, 2009

92. Russian Paracommander   1 2

    By SteveSwann, November 9, 2009
    • 34 replies
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    • SteveSwann
    • April 27, 2016

93. BANG! And passenger was gone  

    By Erroll, November 2, 2009
    • 7 replies
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    • Adriandavies
    • November 5, 2009

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

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

95. How big were pea pits in the early days?   1 2

    By Milo, October 29, 2009
    • 32 replies
    • 6,718 views
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    • patworks
    • December 23, 2009

96. Who, when, where?  

    By howardwhite, October 29, 2009
    • 2 replies
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    • jimmytavino
    • October 29, 2009

97. Cessna 196 4395N   1 2

    By lodestar, October 26, 2009
    • 26 replies
    • 15,103 views
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    • lodestar
    • October 30, 2009

98. PC jumpers   1 2

    By Tink1717, October 25, 2009
    • 40 replies
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    • OldMan
    • November 8, 2009

99. Ed Cummings  

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

100. Wisconsin Dells  

     By lodestar, October 14, 2009
     • 16 replies
     • 6,728 views
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     • skyjumpenfool
     • February 3, 2012