Washington State/Oregon

[flyright 0]

In the spring I will be traveling to Washington to hopefully track down the place where my fiancé's mother once jumped at to perform an ash dive in her memory. If you recognize this place or can help with any additional info please message or post. TY.

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[flyright 0]

and if this thread could be moved to the history forum it might be better served there.

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[oldwomanc6 52]

If you have pictures of planes with complete tail numbers, you could research the history of them and narrow down location.

lisa
WSCR 594
FB 1023
CBDB 9

[Zlew 0]

Looks like there is some info on the blue and white 180 in one of the pics.

Could be a good starting point...looks like she is still flying

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N2834A.html

[JerryBaumchen 1,356]

Hi fly,

Back in the day I jumped at nearly very dz in the state & that does not look familiar.

With the rolling hills I would say central or eastern portion of the state.

Sorry,

JerryBaumchen

[Scrumpot 1]

Not sure of the Dropzone, based on the pics. However a quick search of the jumpplane's registration seen in several of them in the background indicate the same registered owner of that A/C since Feb 1985. So if the pics are any time after 14 Feb, 1985 - we can direct you at least to the plane's owner, who might be able to provide further information.

PM me if so, and you think that info in of itself might be of any help.

coitus non circum - Moab Stone

[Zlew 0]

FAA site says the owner is in Dallas. I know a guy who owns a blue and white 180 in the dallas area...but it's not the same guy. :( Looks like John B Dalton is the name of the current owner.

[3mpire 0]

Obviously before my time but that looks like eastern Washington to me. The western part of the state is very green and gets lots of rain, the eastern part is in the rain shadow of the cascade range, so it has very few trees, lots of sage brush, and dry/sandy soil.

[flyright 0]

Thanks for all the info guys, this is a great start, someone on BJ.com mentioned this may also be in oregon.

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[flyright 0]

I just spoke with the owner of one of the planes in the picture and the dropzone shown in in Sheridon Oregon. His plane wan't the jump ship but he did fly jumpers at one time. He atleast help me narrow down the location and i'm sending him the pics through email so he can have a look. The DZ is closed now and there isn't even an airport there now. Thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate all the help! Anyone ever jump Sheraton back in the day!?

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[JerryBaumchen 1,356]

Hi fly,

Wow, my memory must be almost completely gone!

I took a 2nd & very long look at those photos & do believe that is Sheridan.

I just don't have a memory of the building being that dark color; but the last photo, from the air, of the dz is Sheridan. I just needed to get it turned around to recognize it.

You will not be performing any kind of jumping there anymore.

Send me an email and I'll get you Ted Mayfield's phone number.

This getting old is not what it's supposed to be.

JerryBaumchen

[flyright 0]

Holy crap Jerry, I started poking around about Sheridan and Tedd....damn. I guess I finally understand the phrase "opening a can of worms..." PM me.

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[Cutaway68 4]

Please share.

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[mstake 0]

Thank you Honey for helping me do this, and thank you to everyone who has had information to help us in the search!

[mstake 0]

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Not sure of the Dropzone, based on the pics. However a quick search of the jumpplane's registration seen in several of them in the background indicate the same registered owner of that A/C since Feb 1985. So if the pics are any time after 14 Feb, 1985 - we can direct you at least to the plane's owner, who might be able to provide further information.

PM me if so, and you think that info in of itself might be of any help.

The Pics are from before my mom had me I would guess they are from 1978 to 1979 sometime. She got pregnant with me the beginning of 80.

[flyright 0]

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Thank you Honey for helping me do this

No problem honey, our search for your mom's DZ turned into quite the little crazy story history lesson. I'll be interested to see what happens with it in the future on our little trip to Sheridan some day.

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[flyright 0]

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Please share.

I would say poke around and see what ya find, but i think it's been harped on enough and need not be brought back up. Enough has been said in the past.

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[Scrumpot 1]

Check the DBCooper thread in history & trivia. Probably what he is referring to.

Edit to add: Or... you could always also do a search / lookup for "Mayfield" or Ted Mayfield - in case THAT can of worms is what is being referred to. Quite a lot of "interesting" stuff, if you are so inclined, actually under either.

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[flyright 0]

You said you new him personally right? You think he's the type that wouldn't mind us taking him out to dinner, see if he remembers her mom, talk old jump stories or not a great idea?

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[JerryBaumchen 1,356]

Hi fly,

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You think he's the type that wouldn't mind us taking him out to dinner,

While I would not count on him picking up the bill, Ted is one the most people-persons that I have ever met.

He can tell you stories about jumping/flying until the cows come home.

He has done a lot of things in life that I would ( hopefully ) never do but he is one of the most-likeable people anyone will ever meet. The consumate optimist.

JerryBaumchen

PS) PM sent.