New record: Oldest tandem parachute jump (female) – Rut Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson at the age of 103 years and 259 days. She first tried paragliding at the age of 90 ...
A parachutist in Queensland, Australia, survived by cutting the chute free at 15,000 feet when a reserve parachute ...
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Scary moment a skydiver's parachute gets caught on plane's tail
Image via Getty Images A skydiver is lucky to be alive after surviving a terrifying moment. He was preparing to skydive when ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration has found that a sky-diving instructor and a first-time jumper died after both of the instructor's parachutes failed to open during their ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) - A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history when he became the first person to survive a leap without a parachute. After a two-minute freefall, Luke ...
Whether on a special ops jump from 25,000 feet or with hundreds of paratroopers filling the sky, U.S. troops use a wide range of parachutes. By Joshua Skovlund Updated Aug 12, 2024 10:05 AM EDT ...
SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP — Ninety-nine-year-old Jim “Pee Wee” Martin is still doing parachute jumps similar to his time in World War II. Martin was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division and jumped ...
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Master Sgt. Sunnydale Hyde will be returning to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center for the third time Nov. 4, only this time he will jump from the sky as a ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A skydiver was killed Monday when his parachute failed to open properly during a jump in Florida police said. The incident took place at 11:45 a.m. at Skydive DeLand at the ...
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