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Thanks for responding! So you jumped with Herb "back in the day"? Just wondering. -
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Hi everyone!
I have been having a mid-life crisis recently (just turned 52) and, naturally, in an attempt to reclaim lost youth have been thinking about the things I used to do when I was in my 20's. That's how I happened to stumble upon your great website.
I made my first jump in 1978 with a high school friend after we met Herb Graves Jr. at an air show in Lafayette, La.
We jumped together for the next 3 to 4 years and I ended up making 32 jumps. I stopped after I entered college and never made another jump. My friend went on and made many more jumps.
I was wondering is Herb Graves Jr. is still around...anyone know?
Thanks...and everyone have a great day!
Jazzman -
Scary stories from the old days?
in Skydiving History & Trivia
The plane came down and landed dragging the unfortunate student behind it. Luckily the pilot was extremely skilled and landed the plane with a minimum of roll.
As it turned out the student survived with only a broken finger and a gash in his thigh. A local tv reporter interviewed him in the hospital and asked him if he would ever jump again. As I recall he said.."Absolutely! I have to do again so I can see what it's like when you do it right!"