First 8 Man 'Link Up' In Europe in July 1970

[Adriandavies 0]

Ebay.co.uk has a picture of the described as the first '8 Man Link Up July 1970 First in Europe.'

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/8-MAN-LINK-UP-JULY-1970-PARACHUTING-PICTURE_W0QQitemZ7395557532QQcategoryZ2211QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Has anyone got any info about the event?

[Orange1 0]

are those military uniforms?

Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun.

[debonair 0]

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are those military uniforms?

The early pioneers in skydiving were typically military or ex-military using military surplus gear. We owe a lot to those men and women who helped bring the sport to where it is today.

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[fergs 0]

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are those military uniforms?

Gold Pioneer twin zip jumpsuits with French Paraboots in early 70's - I'm thinking Golden Knights.

[Orange1 0]

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are those military uniforms?

Gold Pioneer twin zip jumpsuits with French Paraboots in early 70's - I'm thinking Golden Knights.

But the post says Europe? In an unsuccessful Google search to find it, I did find out that the first ever 8-way was done in the US, in 1965 ... (and it wasn't GK ) sorry this is a bit of a hijack but this is very interesting reading: http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~esj/uwf/uwf6.htm

Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun.

[RogerRamjet 0]

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are those military uniforms?

Gold Pioneer twin zip jumpsuits with French Paraboots in early 70's - I'm thinking Golden Knights.

But the post says Europe? In an unsuccessful Google search to find it, I did find out that the first ever 8-way was done in the US, in 1965 ... (and it wasn't GK ) sorry this is a bit of a hijack but this is very interesting reading: http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~esj/uwf/uwf6.htm

Hey, I'm in that book... look in chapter 5 for "Hey man, you're late..."

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Roger "Ramjet" Clark
FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519