Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Bobby Bennett is 60  

   By efs4ever, April 2, 2005
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2. Bobby Frierson  

   By jonstark, September 13, 2005
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   • October 28, 2023

3. Bobby Gray and Mike "Beanpole" Barber  

   By CFPasi, September 18, 2005
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   • September 18, 2005

4. Bobby Wallace  

   By Zing, April 19, 2007
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   • April 19, 2007

5. Body Pilot by Carl Nelson Jr.  

   By pchapman, May 10, 2006
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   • RogerRamjet
   • May 17, 2006

6. Boeing 307 at Taft  

   By howardwhite, August 9, 2007
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   • johnjds
   • August 20, 2007

7. Boeing C 97 to fly today  

   By 377, May 31, 2017
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8. Boenish film link  

   By skyjumpenfool, January 23, 2012
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   • Guru312
   • February 22, 2012

9. Boogie Mechanics  

   By howardwhite, January 15, 2008
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   • JSBIRD
   • January 17, 2008

10. Boogie's  

    By jclalor, November 15, 2012
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    • chuckakers
    • November 17, 2012

11. Book: "Marijuana Smuggling For Fun and Profit" by Robert Bach  

    By ryoder, January 17, 2016
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    • January 27, 2016

12. Books about the history of parachuting  

    By AmorDeCosmos, May 24, 2011
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    • howardwhite
    • May 27, 2011

13. BOOKWORM  

    By jaymundo, April 9, 2016
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    • April 9, 2016

14. Bounce proofing your logbook - a tradition  

    By pchapman, October 28, 2013
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    • raftman
    • October 30, 2013

15. Bowling  

    By Melliandra, June 13, 2007
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    • June 13, 2007

16. Brian Williams, SCR #8 laid up  

    By patworks, April 25, 2011
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    • RogerRamjet
    • April 26, 2011

17. Bridge CRW  

    By howardwhite, March 7, 2008
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    • billk
    • July 15, 2008

18. British GQ dominator parachute?  

    By lucky508, November 14, 2010
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    • lucky508
    • April 26, 2011

19. British Parachute Association Archive Project Website now live  

    By andrewhilton, November 2, 2013
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    • zoobrothertom
    • November 5, 2013

20. Bruffy's beauty from the mid-80s  

    By Bob_Church, October 16, 2017
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    • Bob_Church
    • November 26, 2017

21. Bruno Gouvy  

    By gunsmokex, March 1, 2016
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    • March 15, 2016

22. bsbd t-shirts   1 2 3 4 8

    By Rambo, July 7, 2006
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    • jonstark
    • March 7, 2016

23. Bud Sellick - Howard Gregory  

    By howardwhite, June 30, 2009
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    • howardwhite
    • July 15, 2009

24. Buddy jumps  

    By jclalor, July 16, 2018
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    • Bob_Church
    • July 24, 2018

25. Building Escape Parachutes - a summary of designs  

    By pchapman, December 10, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • December 10, 2007

26. Burned out  

    By mikeat10500, July 27, 2020
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    • FlipNFlyManda17
    • October 15, 2020

27. Bush Sr AFF jump video?  

    By IanHarrop, February 6, 2017
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    • jimjumper
    • February 9, 2017

28. But I'm Too Young To Have 40 Years of Skydiving!   1 2

    By swovelin, August 3, 2010
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    • skr
    • August 30, 2010

29. buy registered passport,id card,drivers license visa WHATSAPP .+15204284874  

    By dustinlk, February 1, 2018
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    • February 1, 2018

30. C-119 Box Car?   1 2 3

    By steve1, October 9, 2006
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    • royboy1140
    • September 20, 2007

31. C.G. Godfrog Award 2018  

    By kallend, September 15, 2018
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    • WV177RG
    • August 26, 2019

32. C9 canopies in bulk  

    By howardwhite, April 16, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • April 18, 2010

33. Cale Yarborough's sport death jump story  

    By Zing, December 12, 2006
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    • cpoxon
    • December 13, 2006

34. Caledonian Graphics t-shirts from back in the day  

    By SkymonkeyONE, September 7, 2007
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    • CReWGEEK
    • September 16, 2007

35. California City Stories   1 2 3 4 10

    By LloydDobbler, November 8, 2007
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • July 13, 2018

36. Calling Old School Skydiving buffs!  

    By nndefense, July 15, 2019
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    • nndefense
    • July 15, 2019

37. Calling those who have jumped in Texas  

    By AggieDave, November 25, 2003
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    • Don90
    • December 10, 2003

38. Camels   1 2

    By howardwhite, January 3, 2011
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    • zoobrothertom
    • January 13, 2011

39. Camels  

    By howardwhite, July 10, 2010
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    • Andy9o8
    • July 18, 2010

40. Camera people  

    By howardwhite, May 14, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • August 14, 2007

41. Camp Lake Wisconsin   1 2

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

42. Can Any Old Time Texas Jumpers Help  

    By moggybean, June 19, 2012
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    • drjump
    • June 19, 2012

43. Can anybody help me find a picture...  

    By piisfish, September 21, 2005
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    • Erroll
    • November 10, 2005

44. Can anyone help me find photos or articles about Doug Iverson?  

    By Arrex, May 7, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • May 18, 2010

45. Can anyone identify this important clue?  

    By DarlaJones, May 20, 2013
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    • BIGUN
    • May 27, 2013

46. can one of you old-timers explain....   1 2 3 4

    By crotalus01, July 8, 2006
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    • maggott
    • May 30, 2007

47. Can you help me identify these skydivers?  

    By MarkR, September 2, 2003
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    • bean
    • September 24, 2003

48. Can you identify these Kapowsin and Perris jumpers?  

    By sundevil777, August 7, 2005
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    • sundevil777
    • November 19, 2023

49. Can you identify this plane crash?  

    By JohnRich, August 28, 2011
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    • bravoniner
    • July 2, 2013

50. Canopies, ~1962  

    By howardwhite, March 24, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • March 25, 2008

51. Canopy - unique   1 2

    By howardwhite, May 3, 2009
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    • ripcord4
    • June 8, 2009

52. Canopy Add-Ins?  

    By wartload, March 9, 2006
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • March 9, 2006

53. Canopy DOM 1959.  

    By JeffD, September 5, 2009
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    • mjosparky
    • September 6, 2009

54. Canopy mfgr trivia   1 2

    By jonstark, November 10, 2004
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    • skybytch
    • April 22, 2020

55. Capewell release system  

    By scruffy, July 31, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • August 14, 2010

56. Captin Good Vibes  

    By riggermick, February 11, 2005
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    • NickDG
    • February 11, 2005

57. Cardinal Puff for fun!  

    By nndefense, August 23, 2011
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    • nndefense
    • August 26, 2011

58. Cardinal Puff Mugs  

    By howardwhite, October 27, 2010
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    • drjump
    • November 5, 2010

59. Carl Boenish  

    By Mikedyer, March 7, 2004
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    • Mikedyer
    • March 9, 2004

60. Carl Boenish Documentary ALMOST FINISHED  

    By modernmarah, September 21, 2013
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • September 21, 2013

61. Carl Boenish's Gravity project seks funding.  

    By kimemerson, May 17, 2010
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    • akarunway
    • May 18, 2010

62. Carlos Wallace  

    By lufkincy, October 9, 2012
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    • July 5, 2013

63. Cartoon Ad  

    By FlyinseivLP2, January 18, 2007
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    • profallrate
    • January 19, 2007

64. Catastrophic experiment  

    By Rover, June 12, 2016
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    • riggerrob
    • June 29, 2016

65. Caterpillar Club  

    By docjohn, December 10, 2008
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    • davidlayne
    • December 30, 2008

66. Cathy 'O"  

    By Usetawuz, July 21, 2015
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    • Usetawuz
    • July 24, 2015

67. Cave of the Swallows  

    By RHinshaw, August 23, 2008
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    • NickDG
    • August 23, 2008

68. Cazar Paralot ~ Strong Pop-top Copy  

    By Unstable, March 10, 2011
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    • Unstable
    • March 13, 2011

69. CCR#1 Steve Haley Passed Away  

    By hangdiver, February 27, 2021
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    • February 27, 2021

70. Cedar Valley, UT  

    By bclark, September 19, 2006
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    • StreetScooby
    • October 5, 2006

71. Center of the World  

    By itllclear, April 19, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • April 20, 2008

72. Cessna 196  

    By piper17, December 21, 2007
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    • lodestar
    • March 3, 2008

73. Cessna 196 4395N   1 2

    By lodestar, October 26, 2009
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    • lodestar
    • October 30, 2009

74. Cessna crashes into DC-3 Perris June 1984. Help with finding pic.  

    By oldwomanc6, September 5, 2019
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    • oldwomanc6
    • January 14, 2020

75. Cessnas in formation  

    By howardwhite, December 9, 2009
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    • February 28, 2012

76. Championships in Efes/Turkey 1994  

    By feuergnom, December 23, 2013
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    • feuergnom
    • December 23, 2013

77. Charles Lindbergh: First Jump Story   1 2

    By JohnRich, March 12, 2003
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 1, 2007

78. Cheryl Bob and Jimmy Jack Creson  

    By Tidlof, February 10, 2007
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    • rwcat
    • February 28, 2007

79. Chet Poland   1 2

    By jaymundo, January 5, 2003
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    • skyvan
    • January 13, 2018

80. Chet Poland!!!  

    By jaymundo, April 12, 2005
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    • scroadload
    • December 31, 2006

81. CHiPs Episode 97  

    By slotperfect, September 3, 2007
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    • slotperfect
    • September 3, 2007

82. Chris Bickerdike's Skydiving Artwork   1 2 3

    By slotperfect, March 20, 2006
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    • zoobrothertom
    • July 1, 2022

83. Christian Skydivers Photo Contest  

    By RonD1120, September 1, 2003
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    • airtwardo
    • September 2, 2003

84. Chuck Yeager  

    By skreamer, January 2, 2003
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    • VoodooFreeFly
    • June 4, 2004

85. Chuck Yost, Lake Tomahawk Wisconsin snowshoe baseball game demo  

    By Gene03, August 23, 2013
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • August 23, 2013

86. Chunk  

    By howardwhite, December 5, 2010
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    • howardwhite
    • December 7, 2010

87. chute-shop  

    By killler, April 16, 2009
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    • killler
    • April 22, 2009

88. chuteless jumps on the net  

    By skypuppy, March 6, 2009
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    • skydiverek
    • March 6, 2009

89. Chuteless survivors  

    By nacmacfeegle, November 5, 2002
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    • cpoxon
    • December 10, 2004

90. Classic Airborne / Jumping / Skydiving Songs anyone?  

    By ZigZagMarquis, November 23, 2006
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    • Swoopin43
    • December 5, 2006

91. Classic Dave DeWolf photo  

    By Bonedaddy, July 11, 2022
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    • 3331
    • July 17, 2022

92. Classic Jump Suits  

    By anj4de, December 26, 2011
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    • January 12, 2012

93. Cleareye Express Video  

    By debonair, January 21, 2003
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    • FEARTHEPAIN
    • April 8, 2006

94. Clemson's Dixie Skydivers 50 year reunion.  

    By smears, June 10, 2009
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    • smears
    • June 10, 2009

95. Clip Art  

    By skydived19006, April 23, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • April 29, 2009

96. Closing tool  

    By howardwhite, January 28, 2009
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 30, 2009

97. Clyde "Sonny" Orr, where are you?  

    By LeadSafe, July 8, 2013
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    • BobBurnham
    • May 9, 2017

98. Clyde Jacks, D42, Remembering a Great Skydiver  

    By patworks, February 19, 2007
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    • lufkincy
    • June 29, 2016

99. Clyde Jax's  

    By Spiker, July 6, 2006
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    • poppenhager
    • July 7, 2006

100. Collectable or car cover?  

     By jackwallace, February 10, 2012
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     • PeteS
     • February 10, 2012