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hi, scratch, I am amazed at how we can all pick up where we all left off 40 years ago too. Since I found this site I received a phone call from Brian Williams and Bill Newell and have kept in touch. I was so surprized at the pca magazine in October and the picture. It is so surprizing that I just happened to find this site at that time. I have been looking for a copy of the skydiver magazine with the fairchild jump on the cover. Those were the fun times for sure. susie

I used to wear french paratrooper boots back 100 years or so, and I wondered if anyone knew where to buy them now and how much?

hi, I just reunited with someone I used to jump with in Arvin, Brian Williams and Bill Newell. I too used to jump with Don too back in 1965. I always wondered too what happened to him. I have pictures of kiss passes with us in free fall. I just found this site and also found out I am in Oct. Parachutist magazine in the article about the good guys in arvin. Anyway I heard that Don fell madly in love with a woman and she moved in with him and shortly after her boyfriend moved in too. Then she and her boyfriend got married and poor Don paid for the wedding, shortly after he had some mysterious illness and died and was quickly cremated and even more quickly his ashes dumped in the ocean. Poor Don. Susie

Hi, Steve, Thank you for the information. I do remember Walt. I received another email that let me know my picture is in October Parachutist Magazine. I no longer get it , but I called USPCA and they are going to send me one. That is so weired. I have been thinking about everyone lately, never spoke to anyone and all of a sudden my picture is in the magazine. It's like all of us are nostalgic. I am anxious to receive my copy. Susie

I also jumped with Brian Williams, Jack Hammond, Jim Lizzio , Jim Rhea of the army golden knights and Chip Murray, Hector Nunez. I am in search of my log book for more. Susie

My name is Susie Bateman and I used to jump in all of the above places. I did alot of jumps with Jim Dann, Bill Newell, Lyle Cameron, Don Molitor and was on the cover of Skydiver Magazine with the most people hanging outside of a Fairchild 51 aircraft. Lyle was on top of the plane and I was in the door. I knew Jim Dann really well, and stayed at Bill Newll's house in Bakersfield many times. I received my c license than broke my pelvis in 3 places due to a total malfunction. I jumped more after that, but it wasn't the same. However, I never forgot the fun, the people the "here's to cardinal puff" and would like to know where they all are now. and what they are doing. I am in Redding, California and was a paramedic until I had four back surgeries, now I am home and I love being home. Jim Dann, Bill Newell and I can't remember who else, used to make kiss passes in Arvin, I was one of the few females at that time. so it was fun to log that in the log books. Dave Keaggy seemed to be the pilot alot of the time. My first jump was in Elsinore in an old Howard. A friend of mine knew someone who did the jumps for Ripcord an old t.v. show and wanted to try it, I went with her and she never did it again and I went all the time. Please let me know if you remember me or any info on the above. I also knew Bob Buquor really well, and all the twin beech loads that Don Molitor had . Harry Small was my rigger that I bought alot of stuff from.

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