Jim O'brian

[DFWAJG 4]

Did anyone know a skydiver by the name Jim O'brian, from Philadelphia? He was a weather man for action news and had his own show called Prime Time.

[howardwhite 6]

I did not know him, but I know that his death Sept. 25, 1983, was a big news event in Philadelphia. (See attached.)
There is a Wikipedia entry on him with a link to a tribute page.

HW

[snivel1 0]

He had a canopy collision at 700 feet or so .O briens chute was still inflated the other guy,Doug Selix, has collapsed. could have and probably should have landed it.BUT at about 200 feet , O Brein cut away ,waited a second or 2 (estimated at 100 feet)then pulled his reserve. His square reserve did not open in time.

[Guru312 0]

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Did anyone know a skydiver by the name Jim O'brian, from Philadelphia? He was a weather man for action news and had his own show called Prime Time.

Here is a link to an essay I wrote about Jim's death which is located on my blog site: http://aicommand.com/Obrien121704.htm

Guru312

I am not DB Cooper

[DFWAJG 4]

Thanks you guys. He was the man who originally inspired me to jump, although it was 20 years later that I first jumped.