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Friday, October 11, 2024

June 1985

June 1985
Saturday, June 1, 1985

Who's that guy under a square canopy flying around the Eiffel Tower?  Why's that helicopter hovering so close?  And what's that boat with the balloons doing in the Seine River?  It's all in the name of Hollywood and the greater glory of James Bond movies and you can find out all about it by reading B.J. Worth's story on page 27.  Cover photo by Don Caltvedt.

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May 1985

May 1985
Wednesday, May 1, 1985

Rande Deluca, D-5878, caught this month's cover shot of a DC-3 dumping a load out of two side doors.  Deluca was one of the early pioneers of freefall photography; with nearly 3,000 jumps he is one of the most experienced shooters in the sport.

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April 1985

April 1985
Monday, April 1, 1985

European photographer Max Dereta was there to get this shot of a canopy stack forming high above the clouds over Texel, Holland.  The shot first appeared in Heinz Fischer's Skydiver Magazine.  For an American skydiving couple's view of skydiving in Europe, see the story by Dennis and Anne Worden on page 23.

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March 1985

March 1985
Friday, March 1, 1985

Gus Wing brought back this shot of his wife Kemper on a demo the couple performed into the University of Virginia football stadium in Charlottesville, VA.  The occasion was the Virginia Cavaliers/Maryland Terrapins football game.

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February 1985

February 1985
Friday, February 1, 1985

Tanya Stringham, D-7121, leaned out the window of Bill Dause's DC-3 to get this exit shot of the Dead Meat 10-way team during the Best of the West meet at the Lodi, CA DZ.  Although reigning national champions of the 10-way event, Dead Meat was beaten by The Clutch at the Best of the West competition.

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