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.

2,286 topics in this forum

  1. DB Cooper   1 2 3 4 2553

    By quade,
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  2. D B Cooper Unsolved Skyjacking   1 2 3 4 68

    By skyjack71,
    • 1,696 replies
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  3. Anyone remember??  

    By kcaero,
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  4. Any one still collect parachutist, canpara, skydiver?  

    By 2ndgensteinke,
    • 3 replies
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  5. 1971 Nationals/World meet  

    By SCS422,
    • 5 replies
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  6. First tandem fatalities  

    By jakebaustin,
    • 15 replies
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  7. Looking for Skip Stevenson, D-2407 who jumped into Calgary Stampede in 1970.  

    By rockcores,
    • 0 replies
    • 518 views

  8. Looking for Jeff Willard  

    By Bonedaddy,
    • 0 replies
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  9. Lost Prairie  

    By Woody Russell,
    • 1 reply
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  10. Alice Hancock  

    By AFOX,
    • 0 replies
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  11. Largest Tube/Cart Wheel/Wagon Wheel Exit  

    By Eddiee93,   
    • 3 replies
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  12. Old Photograph  

    By Steviednc,
    • 3 replies
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  13. Elmo Barrister Early Bat-Wing parachutist  

    By Moraine Airpark,
    • 1 reply
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  14. Looking for a double-keel Para-Dactyl  

    By dmathews1960,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1,188 views

  15. 1968 Fun! Hammond, Louisiana  

    By Mike Marcon,   
    • 1 reply
    • 555 views

  16. "The Remedy"  

    By adamqbishop,   
    • 0 replies
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  17. June 6, 1942  

    By BIGUN,
    • 0 replies
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  18. Remembering the Tubesteak Boogies  

    By Bonedaddy,
    • 0 replies
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  19. Tandem Fatality Guam 2004?  

    By jakebaustin,
    • 1 reply
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  20. Joseph William Kittinger II (July 27, 1928 – December 9, 2022) highest  

    By adamqbishop,   
    • 1 reply
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  21. skydiving fatalities website  

    By jakebaustin,
    • 5 replies
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  22. Orange Massachusetts Xmas greeting 1961  

    By 3331,
    • 0 replies
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  23. 1st Jump Malfunction  

    By Leigh Bratcher,   
    • 4 replies
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  24. MikePelkey  

    By [email protected],
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  25. 1st 100 way  

    By skyrick,
    • 4 replies
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  26. 60th anniversary of first jump  

    By patmoore,
    • 7 replies
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  27. Louie Howell  

    By Bonedaddy,
    • 1 reply
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  28. Parachuting in Moraine,Ohio  

    By Moraine Airpark,   
    • 3 replies
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  29. Skydive Ralphs - Ralph Hatley - Eagle Creek OR  

    By kleggo,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,605 views

  30. Classic Dave DeWolf photo  

    By Bonedaddy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,398 views

  31. At 2 grand, the last thing you need is pretty gear - old Racer SST advert  

    By kleggo,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,950 views

  32. The Gulch / Casa Grande Hand  

    By bsbd_b,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,549 views

  33. 1962 BSR's Someone asked for  

    By triplecanopy,
    • 1 reply
    • 969 views

  34. Bill Booth  

    By billbooth,
    • 9 replies
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  35. FISH  

    By Darrell Fish,
    • 0 replies
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  36. Big wall display for museum?  

    By riggerrob,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,223 views

  37. Ohio State University at Columbus Skydivers 1964.  

    By 3331,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,294 views

  38. Parachutist back issue  

    By jumpsracer,
    • 9 replies
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  39. Adeline Gray and Pioneer Parachute  

    By Chiquita,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,279 views

  40. Black Forest Parachute Club  

    By riggerrob,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,618 views

  41. Who recalls this company?  

    By jumpervali,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,688 views

  42. Bill Booth, movie star?!  

    By heavision,
    • 14 replies
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  43. Old 10-way team names   1 2

    By Bonedaddy,
    • 26 replies
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  44. Skydiving Into A Pickup Truck  

    By Droopey12,
    • 0 replies
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  45. para=commander Mark 1  

    By [email protected],
    • 3 replies
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  46. Scotty who?  

    By faller,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,786 views

  47. CCR#1 Steve Haley Passed Away  

    By hangdiver,
    • 0 replies
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  48. Coolidge AZ, 1977-78  

    By 3331,
    • 12 replies
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  49. Pay hurt  

    By 2nd 508th Guy,
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  50. At Green Ramp  

    By 2nd 508th Guy,
    • 0 replies
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  51. rick snow  

    By Fungii21,
    • 2 replies
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  52. Early Russian freefallers?  

    By Erroll,
    • 3 replies
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  53. Osprey Sport Parachute Club Lost Prairie MT  

    By F1reh0lder,
    • 0 replies
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  54. john Tranum  

    By riggerrob,
    • 0 replies
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  55. Hybrid filming another Hybrid  

    By loudtom,
    • 0 replies
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  56. Burned out  

    By mikeat10500,
    • 4 replies
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  57. Donating old parachutes and books to which museum?  

    By riggerrob,
    • 6 replies
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  58. "The Outlaws" Part Two, Chapter Four is ready to read!  

    By nndefense,
    • 0 replies
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  59. The Old School Skydiver's Trivia Quiz  

    By nndefense,
    • 2 replies
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  60. Blue Skies, Black Death: What happened to Stephen Hilder?  

    By Eiley,
    • 0 replies
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  61. DB Cooper  

    By Teresa Patton Davis,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,380 views

  62. "The Outlaws" Part Two, Chapter Three is published!  

    By nndefense,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,261 views

  63. The Outlaws by Mike Marcon  

    By nndefense,
    • 0 replies
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  64. Nite 16 man pic  

    By SCS422,
    • 7 replies
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  65. Looking to trade old time Skydiving patches.  

    By jvw734,
    • 1 reply
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  66. FIRST PARA COMMANDER STATIC LINE JUMP  

    By katzas,   
    • 0 replies
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  67. SKYDIVING PATCHES I NEED HELP WITH  

    By jvw734,
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  68. More patches I need help ID'ng  

    By jvw734,
    • 1 reply
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  69. Have Skydiving patches I need help ID'ing  

    By jvw734,
    • 4 replies
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  70. 2019 Godfrog Award Winners  

    By loudtom,
    • 1 reply
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  71. Cessna crashes into DC-3 Perris June 1984. Help with finding pic.  

    By oldwomanc6,
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  72. Anyone remember “New Horizons Parachute Club” (Eaton Indiana) ?  

    By leebuckner,
    • 1 reply
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  73. Calling Old School Skydiving buffs!  

    By nndefense,
    • 0 replies
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  74. What is the difference in decent between a B12 "Double L" and a B12 "T" ?  

    By nvmike,
    • 1 reply
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  75. President Nixon's involvement  

    By jumper34,
    • 8 replies
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  76. Jim Dishroon D Day Paratrooper  

    By dpreguy,   
    • 3 replies
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  77. Viet Nam 1967 Jumps  

    By nvmike,
    • 5 replies
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  78. 1967 Erie skydiving accident  

    By Jim Shingleton,
    • 2 replies
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  79. rodriguez parachute systems container  

    By skytribe,
    • 14 replies
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  80. Research on past World Championships AE results  

    By Alexis_C,
    • 4 replies
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  81. Searching for Thunderbow manual  

    By stratostar,
    • 9 replies
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  82. Deer Valley, Phoenix early skydive operation  

    By rockcores,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,528 views

  83. Vern Dallman stories  

    By rmarshall234,
    • 2 replies
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  84. C.G. Godfrog Award 2018  

    By kallend,
    • 6 replies
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  85. Pit Meadows '86  

    By Niki1,
    • 2 replies
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  86. Buddy jumps  

    By jclalor,
    • 5 replies
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  87. Selections by Mike McGowen  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 11 replies
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  88. First man to fly in the jet stream  

    By hausair,
    • 3 replies
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  89. The Art of vRW - Pat Works - looking for some pages  

    By Maxx,
    • 1 reply
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  90. DB COOPER identified ? Walter Reca - Michigan skydiver  

    By TREEZ,
    • 8 replies
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  91. What was your safest parachute?   1 2

    By Bob_Church,
    • 41 replies
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  92. A cool exit  

    By Bob_Church,
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  93. THE MR. DOUGLAS SOCIETY INCORPORATED 501(c)(3)  

    By 386dallas,
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  94. A dream come true...  

    By anj4de,
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  95. THE MR. DOUGLAS SOCIETY INCORPORATED 501(c)(3)  

    By 386dallas,
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  96. Best of the 1980s Nationals  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 3 replies
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  97. Perry Stevens  

    By Spooky52,
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  98. Martin McNally's first jump? 727 jet.  

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  99. DBC  

    By jakebaustin,
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