A Message Board, Guestbook, or Poll hosted for your website.

Skydiving Pioneers Guestbook

[Sign Guestbook]

58 Entries
Jim Root Email
06/10/09 at 07:33 PM

Comments:

Member of Rainier Skydivers Sport Parachute Club 1959-1963.
Para-Rescue & Survival Specialist USAF 1954-1974.Combined Military & Sport Jumps 776. No.776 was Military 1969, was seriously injured & grounded since. Jumped "TU's" and "Double Ls"--envy these Jumpers now with the "new" 'chutes they've got. love to watch!--JR 

Martin J. Minue Email
05/22/09 at 02:54 PM

Comments:

I got started with the 82nd Airborne Sport Parachute club in 1960 lic# B-544. I have a copy of the first Sport Parachute invitational meet at Ft. Bragg N.C 1958. It has photo's of many of the “first” Baton pass, relative work, hook up’s & a variety of the many chute modification’s we made. I had the good fortune to be able to jump with and being signed off by many of the single & double digit jump master license holders, Joe Crane C-1, Lewis Sanborn D-1, Dick Dunphy D-40 my first Jump Master, Bob McDonnell D-10, still my hero. His strength, courage, persistence, good humor and can do attitude had a positive influence on all who knew him. Phil VanderWeg D-150, was my partner for demo. Jump’s & meets, He was a good friend, advisor and roll model for me. There are a host of others that took their time to train this neewbe. I became good at sewing modifications and doing alterations for chute’s & harnesses. This learned skill came in handy over the year’s to sew Barbie doll clothes for my Daughters & Grand Daughters. If anyone has a e-mail or snail mail address for the 82nd , XVIII Corp, Special Forces Sport Parachute Clubs at the  FT, Bragg area please contact me.II have a listing of their officials from 1958 and some photos they may want for their records. I would be happy to share photos with of the other old timers or those who would like them jjust post me. A contact at any of the now off post club’s at Bragg would be greatly appreciated. .Thank you Martin,  Beachbumwest@gmail.com.


Jim Gentry Email
05/08/09 at 02:08 PM

Comments:
I first jumped in1963 a few months before the first commanders & x-bows came out, and was an early Diablo Sky-divers member (No. Cal). Better known Diablo's were "Little David" Demarest, often published in "Parachutist," and Bob "Stash" Murray (D-52), both now deceased.
rocky wagner Email
05/05/09 at 08:47 AM

Comments:
looking for rood blanchard skydiving KING

Amber Cameron 
03/16/09 at 01:28 PM

Comments:
Hello i am 20 and going to be getting into the sport i have had two tandems and would be 3rd generation skydiver. I have seen so many people that my grandfather(Lyle Cameron Sr.) lives that he has touched. All i have to say is WOW. o also see a couple of my dads and grandpas friends on here. So hello all.
O and if anybody has any info on Scott Anderson, USMC, it would be greatly appreciated ok well thats about it.
Blue Skies
Amber
 < Previous 5
Page:
Next 5 >  

Back to The Parachute Industry Association