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Monday, April 06, 2026
DZ ManagementDZO and Jump Pilot NewsArticle

April 2026

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By Ioannis Vlachiotis D-31871

Event organizer Jörg Schmidt watches David Grauwels (right) and Jeroen Nollet, members of Belgian 4-way team Hayabusa, exit from the helicopter over Glentana Beach during the EuroInvasion in South Africa.

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