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Just off the top of my head~



D~1
Kittenger
Chuck Yeager
Scott Crossfield
Pappy Boyington AND the Japanese pilot that shot him down.
4 of the original Gemini Astronauts
Harrison Ford
Tom Cruise
Burt Rutan
Dick Rutan
Jeanna Yeager
Patty Wagstaff
Sean D. Tucker
Smitty The Jumper
Ted Strong
Bill Booth
More 'Blue Angels' and 'Thunderbirds' than I can count.
Roy Johnson
Paul & Tom Poperesney
Art Scholl
Bert Beverly D-288
Steve Fossett
Bill Morrissey
Richard Branson
Steve Snyder
Charlie Hillard
Jim Hooper
Jim Wallace
Captian Hook
Roger Nelson
Carl Nelson
Dave Verner
Nick DG
The first guy to fly a balloon across the Alantic
The pilot of the first F-117 over Bagdad.
'Hoot' Gibson the astronaut
'Hoot' Gibson the famous 727 stunt pilot
'Hoot' Gibson that jumped at Perris 20 years ago
Gene Hassenfus
Sheryl Sterns
Story Musgrave
Norm Kent
Mike McGowan
Tom Sanders
Jan Davis
William J. "Pete" Knight
Randy 'Duke' Cunningham






And many many more....:)

I use my logs almost as an autograph book because it's something I KNOW I'm gonna hang onto for the rest of my life.;)











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I was the last one to get Bobby Frierson (D-911) before he went in.

Others?
Bigun
Airtwardo
Skymama
Norm Olson




The thread says FAMOUS...not notorious! ;)



Ok...fixed it.
My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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Pappy Boyington AND the Japanese pilot that shot him down.



Ok, now THAT's pretty cool.

Add several Golden Knights to my list & Dana Bowman...

Man, now I got myself rummaging thru the books of memories.

And since I'm responding to THE demo man hisself... my 13th "skydive" was a demo into Northeastern State University Stadium in Tahlequah Oklahoma (back in the day) on a Paracommander from 4K. Yes, there is a story behind that - but it requires :D
Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

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Pappy Boyington AND the Japanese pilot that shot him down.



Ok, now THAT's pretty cool.

Add several Golden Knights to my list & Dana Bowman...

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Yeah...'Pappy & the Jap' were both at Oshkosh several years ago selling their books.

For reasons quite understandable, the didn't get along.

I had gotten Pappy's signature in my log earlier in the day along with a few autographed copies of both his books...I bought the Japanese pilots book had it autographed and asked almost as an afterthought if he'd sign my log as well.

He didn't want to sign the entry next to Boyington's...he signed his name just ABOVE Pappy. :ph34r:

A very interesting gentleman that had flow his 172 from Japan to Oshkosh...one reason Pappy didn't like him is he told a much different story about when met in a 'dog fight' and also denied shooting at Boyington while under canopy...he said they just didn't do that at that point in the war, they saved ammo for high value targets not pilots.

In a booth not far from his, someone was selling those faux kamikaze headbands...I bought one, brought it back and had him sign that as well...he followed me to where I got it, bought the entire stock out, signed them all and sold 'em in HIS booth for 20 bucks a piece. :ph34r:



And I too have Dana's sig, and he sent my boys each an autographed postcard after I told him how disappointed they would be having missed meeting him...very nice guy. B|


As far as the Golden Knights...

One of my best friends, a retired Ranger, did 2 tours with the Knights...
Following GK training in Yuma one year, he called to say he was on his way for a visit.
I came home from work in San Diego to find 10-12 GK's racked out in my apartment. :oB|

They thanked me with one of the really neat 'signed by the team' presentation posters...framed and all. B|B|











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They are all famous now since they had the privilege of jumping with me. B|



Not famous; just privileged. :D

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Sure they were famous... for at least 15 minutes... :D:D:D

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ones? -- Monday.

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