Olde pictures

[howardwhite 4]

I have acquired/borrowed four slide trays. I don't know who took the pictures, or where or when.

So the great "ID these pix" game begins: In the first one, I know Jerry Bird and Al Krueger, but the rest..... Mike Truffer in the yellow shirt?

In the second and third...ahh, I'm honing in here. These appear to be at least in part Wings of Orange people jumping at Pepperell, MA, probably 1974. IDs again sought.

Lots more to come.

HW

[Krip 2]

Hi Howard

Thanks I've seen the birdman without a hat.

[darkwing 4]

in Bird9: Craig Fronk wearing "RW" shirt. Maybe Mike Eakins with his right shoulder cut off on the left of the photo??

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[bozo 0]

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in Bird9: Craig Fronk wearing "RW" shirt. Maybe Mike Eakins with his right shoulder cut off on the left of the photo??

looks like Mark Schlatter in the bib overalls.

bozo
Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars.

[jimmytavino 16]

picture...bird 9

the guy in the middle looks to me,,, like it could be "Sox".. ( John Rostocks).....and yes . a young Mike Truffer...in the first shot,, to the left , in the foreground..
clear photos.... nice scanner...

jimmyT

[howardwhite 4]

Here's an autographed picture of the 1974 Wings of Orange posted on flickr by Jon Guignard.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=266115670&context=set-72157594320596718&size=l

Maybe it will help identification.

I last saw Mike Hurren (second from left, standing) when I jumped out of his King Air near Salt Lake City maybe 10 years ago. Sadly, he later died in a crash of that plane in January, 2001.

HW

[bozo 0]

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I last saw Mike Hurren (second from left, standing) when I jumped out of his King Air near Salt Lake City maybe 10 years ago. Sadly, he later died in a crash of that plane in January, 2001.

HW

I jumped with Mike and Gayle the day before the crash. He was a good friend.

bozo
Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars.

[piisfish 135]

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Here's an autographed picture of the 1974 Wings of Orange posted on flickr by Jon Guignard.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=266115670&context=set-72157594320596718&size=l-

nice haircuts

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[piisfish 135]

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Here's an autographed picture of the 1974 Wings of Orange posted on flickr by Jon Guignard.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=266115670&context=set-72157594320596718&size=l-

nice haircuts

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[jimmytavino 16]

then i stand corrected

not sox

but steve haas.

love those shot and a halves...

jmy

[BlueSBDeath 2]

Dude!!!

The pictures on this site are Price-Less!!!

Thanks for sharing!!!

Stay Safe,

Arvel

BSBD...........Its all about Respect,

USPA#-7062, FB-2197, Outlaw 499

[howardwhite 4]

ok, since you asked....
Old1 -- hot stuff RW canopy
Old2 -- A DC3 I don't remember. The N-number comes back to an owner in Ohio, status revoked.
Old3 -- I believe that's Dave Singer in the USFET (Freefall Exhibition Team) t-shirt
Old4 -- Beech exit dirt dive. Check out the cool people with altimeters mounted on their helmets.

A lot of these old slides are covered with mildew (as on the DC3 picture). When I find my bottle of film cleaner I'll rescan them.

Also in the first batch of pictures, the individual I tentatively identified as Mike Truffer has been more positively identified as Sandy Reid.

More to come as time permits.

Also I've now looked at these pix on a Windoze machine. They are darker than when I see them on a Mac. I might get around to lightening them a bit.

HW

[Zing 2]

Hey Howard, I think the hot rw in slide one might be BT ... Bob Taylor, who jumped with USFET.
I too believe that is Dave (Zinger) Singer in the USFET shirt. This is the lawyer from Seattle I keep telling people they're referring to when they get my name wrong.
That might be an early Captain Hook and the Sky Pirates team in the last photo.

Note, also, that that the DC-3 has landing gear doors on it. There weren't many regular DC-3s built with that option. Most of the R4D Super 3s had them though.

Zing Lurks

[howardwhite 4]

Some more:
Handles -- what the front of the well-dressed skydiver might look like in the mid-70s;
AirShow -- unknown jumper in an XX-Rated T-Shirt at an unidentified air show, same vintage;
Inn -- ParaFoil jump into The Inn at Orange, legendary post-jump watering hole at the Orange (MA) Sport Parachute Center;
TF-- Unidentified canopy landing at the Turners Falls, MA, SPC.

HW

[tbrown 26]

That might be an early Captain Hook and the Sky Pirates team in the last photo.

[2jumphi 0]

The first picture: The guy with the hat and camera is Tommy Owens. The guy that looks like he's picking his nose looks like Jim Wallace.
The third picture: The guy in the yellow shirt is the "God Flicker", Mike Jenkins.

bob

[2jumphi 0]

Old #4 photo is of "Captian Hook and the Sky Pirates" 10 way team

bob

[2jumphi 0]

TF photo is a Piglet, built by Para Innovators.

bob

[ltdiver 3]

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The first picture: The guy that looks like he's picking his nose looks like Jim Wallace.

Really? I thought he looked like Rick Horn.

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[Zing 2]

I'd bet Rick Horn habn't even started jumping back when Jerry Bird still had that much hair.

Zing Lurks

[ltdiver 3]

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I'd bet Rick Horn habn't even started jumping back when Jerry Bird still had that much hair.

Well, okay. Rick -looks- that old, but it's probably just from his constant sunbathing.

I sent an e-mail with the picture off to Jim Wallace. Let's see what he says...

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[ltdiver 3]

Can I play?

Name these peeps.

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[Zing 2]

Lots of those folks in the second photo look familiar, but the only one i can name for certain is Ernie butler ... kneeling on the far left with the blue cap on.

Zing Lurks

[howardwhite 4]

Extremely quick 'n dirty Photoshop version of one image -- maybe jumpsuit colors will help.

HW

[wmw999 2,121]

I'd guess that the first one is of Karen, Tom, and NickD .

That said, I have no idea, other than NickD probably being Nick DiGiovanni (time & place about right)

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)