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.

2,287 topics in this forum

  1. george bosworth USA Team member 1950s  

    By chuteless,
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  2. Help for the identification of a plane   1 2

    By Aile,
    • 34 replies
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  3. Bill Booth   1 2

    By bertusgeert,
    • 40 replies
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  4. Pay hurt  

    By 2nd 508th Guy,
    • 0 replies
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  5. Old 82nd Airborne Fatalities   1 2

    By cjsitfly,
    • 44 replies
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  6. At Green Ramp  

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

    By Fungii21,
    • 2 replies
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  8. roman candle  

    By skypuppy,
    • 22 replies
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  9. 26 Ft Conical Canopies   1 2

    By JerryBaumchen,
    • 31 replies
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  10. Early Russian freefallers?  

    By Erroll,
    • 3 replies
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  11. Burned out  

    By mikeat10500,
    • 4 replies
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  12. The Passing Of Thundercloud  

    By 2jumphi,
    • 10 replies
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  13. Osprey Sport Parachute Club Lost Prairie MT  

    By F1reh0lder,
    • 0 replies
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  14. john Tranum  

    By riggerrob,
    • 0 replies
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  15. DB Cooper  

    By Teresa Patton Davis,
    • 12 replies
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  16. Hybrid filming another Hybrid  

    By loudtom,
    • 0 replies
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  17. The Old School Skydiver's Trivia Quiz  

    By nndefense,
    • 2 replies
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  18. Donating old parachutes and books to which museum?  

    By riggerrob,
    • 6 replies
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  19. Old Parachutist  

    By BlueSBDeath,
    • 10 replies
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  20. Parachutist magazine covers from 1957-Current  

    By SEREJumper,
    • 12 replies
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  21. ISO: Really old magazines  

    By bravoniner,
    • 2 replies
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  22. Smallest DZ for a PC?  

    By C348,
    • 6 replies
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  23. Viet Nam 1967 Jumps  

    By nvmike,
    • 5 replies
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  24. "The Outlaws" Part Two, Chapter Four is ready to read!  

    By nndefense,
    • 0 replies
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  25. "The Outlaws" Part Two, Chapter Three is published!  

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

    By Eiley,
    • 0 replies
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  27. Why is a Mr. Bill called Mr. Bill  

    By LimaZulu,
    • 13 replies
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  28. The Outlaws by Mike Marcon  

    By nndefense,
    • 0 replies
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  29. Inventor of the modern parachute   1 2

    By Zing,
    • 28 replies
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  30. Vern Dallman stories  

    By rmarshall234,
    • 2 replies
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  31. Searching for Thunderbow manual  

    By stratostar,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,763 views

  32. parachutes incorporated  

    By nitrochute,
    • 15 replies
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  33. Anyone jump Ryan Field in Tucson in 60's or 70's?  

    By tcmidge,
    • 5 replies
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  34. From Rustenburg to Wonderboom  

    By PeterJEarle,
    • 8 replies
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  35. Canopy mfgr trivia   1 2

    By jonstark,
    • 30 replies
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  36. Paradactyl   1 2

    By edge01,
    • 39 replies
    • 20,546 views

  37. Godflicker?  

    By jimjumper,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,585 views

  38. What is this plane? #22   1 2

    By howardwhite,
    • 25 replies
    • 12,712 views

  39. Hutch/Skydog  

    By winsor,
    • 13 replies
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  40. Looking to trade old time Skydiving patches.  

    By jvw734,
    • 1 reply
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  41. Anyone remember “New Horizons Parachute Club” (Eaton Indiana) ?  

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

    By oldwomanc6,
    • 5 replies
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  43. Who's Jumped a Strato Star ?   1 2 3 4 7

    By tbrown,
    • 157 replies
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  44. Dar Robinson - Any memories?  

    By flyingferret,
    • 13 replies
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  45. LAGNAF skydivers? - Ava, NY  

    By jacketsdb23,
    • 4 replies
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  46. Have Skydiving patches I need help ID'ing  

    By jvw734,
    • 4 replies
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  47. FIRST PARA COMMANDER STATIC LINE JUMP  

    By katzas,   
    • 0 replies
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  48. More patches I need help ID'ng  

    By jvw734,
    • 1 reply
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  49. SKYDIVING PATCHES I NEED HELP WITH  

    By jvw734,
    • 0 replies
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  50. My first Santa jump. NOT a Christmas story  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 4 replies
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  51. 2019 Godfrog Award Winners  

    By loudtom,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,340 views

  52. Bluetones skydiving music group?  

    By pchapman,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,819 views

  53. Jim Dishroon D Day Paratrooper  

    By dpreguy,   
    • 3 replies
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  54. Mike Steele, Golden Knight 71-73 seeking info  

    By 377,
    • 24 replies
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  55. 727 TAKE-OFF CLIMB PERFORMANCE  

    By Robert99,
    • 10 replies
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  56. the meaning of ...   1 2

    By elias123,
    • 35 replies
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  57. C.G. Godfrog Award 2018  

    By kallend,
    • 6 replies
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  58. What is the difference in decent between a B12 "Double L" and a B12 "T" ?  

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

    By jumper34,
    • 8 replies
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  60. Calling Old School Skydiving buffs!  

    By nndefense,
    • 0 replies
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  61. Southern Parachute Center  

    By jaymundo,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,841 views

  62. 1967 Erie skydiving accident  

    By Jim Shingleton,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,806 views

  63. Jumping a Strato Flyer - Hints please..   1 2

    By dgw,
    • 41 replies
    • 10,443 views

  64. Pit Meadows '86  

    By Niki1,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,100 views

  65. Selections by Mike McGowen  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 11 replies
    • 4,491 views

  66. Galveston Skydivers   1 2 3 4

    By puddy,
    • 93 replies
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  67. Spring Creek Parachute Ranch Waller TX  

    By pcrt,
    • 20 replies
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  68. Research on past World Championships AE results  

    By Alexis_C,
    • 4 replies
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  69. Adams Airpark Flemington NJ  

    By nitrochute,
    • 3 replies
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  70. Deer Valley, Phoenix early skydive operation  

    By rockcores,
    • 1 reply
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  71. Jmping in the 60's in HI  

    By LeadSafe,
    • 4 replies
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  72. Multiple sequential parachutes opening - which film?  

    By meekerboy,
    • 17 replies
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  73. Skydiving History - by Dr. Eco   1 2

    By BIGUN,
    • 38 replies
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  74. First man to fly in the jet stream  

    By hausair,
    • 3 replies
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  75. DB COOPER identified ? Walter Reca - Michigan skydiver  

    By TREEZ,
    • 8 replies
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  76. Buddy jumps  

    By jclalor,
    • 5 replies
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  77. California City Stories   1 2 3 4 10

    By LloydDobbler,
    • 241 replies
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  78. Any Indiantown, Fl jumpers?   1 2 3

    By SkydiverRick,
    • 56 replies
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  79. The Art of vRW - Pat Works - looking for some pages  

    By Maxx,
    • 1 reply
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  80. A dream come true...  

    By anj4de,
    • 17 replies
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  81. A cool exit  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 2 replies
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  82. THE MR. DOUGLAS SOCIETY INCORPORATED 501(c)(3)  

    By 386dallas,
    • 0 replies
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  83. THE MR. DOUGLAS SOCIETY INCORPORATED 501(c)(3)  

    By 386dallas,
    • 0 replies
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  84. Martin McNally's first jump? 727 jet.  

    By 377,
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  85. DBC  

    By jakebaustin,
    • 2 replies
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  86. buy registered passport,id card,drivers license visa WHATSAPP .+15204284874  

    By dustinlk,
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  87. HANDBURY ULTRALIGHT PARACHUTE  

    By africapete,
    • 7 replies
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  88. Instant Karma in the Sky  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 3 replies
    • 3,820 views

  89. Deland Easter Boogie 1984 25-way diamond  

    By sornyd,
    • 18 replies
    • 9,564 views

  90. Chet Poland   1 2

    By jaymundo,
    • 29 replies
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  91. Last four digit D  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 1 reply
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  92. Old skydiving magazine cover photos  

    By docjohn,
    • 2 replies
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  93. You know you've been a skydiver for most of your life when.  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 12 replies
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  94. Falling Angels DeLand  

    By Rick,
    • 13 replies
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  95. Bruffy's beauty from the mid-80s  

    By Bob_Church,
    • 7 replies
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  96. A highlight from Quincy 93  

    By Bob_Church,
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  97. 25 years ago today, January 15, 1983   1 2

    By rapter,
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  98. Ft Hood Skydivers in 1970's  

    By d16842,
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  99. Red Beans & Ripcords - The Video  

    By nndefense,
    • 3 replies
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  100. Early county fair parachute jumpers eg 1912  

    By crossv,
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