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When Deke found out he was being inducted into the International Skydiving Hall of Fame, he had been involved in parachuting since his very first jump in 1951. Deke’s first five jumps happened in September of that year, all at the Army Parachute School at Fort Benning, Georgia, when the Korean War was in full swing.

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Tom Sanders - Skydiving Photographer Extraordinaire

October 10, 2019 - 6:18pm

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International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame Staff

In addition to playing a substantial role in the development of photography and videography in the skydiving industry, few have dedicated more of their time, resources, and funds to advancing skydive filming, or made skydiving more accessible to the non-skydiving world, through countless timeless images and films, than Tom Sanders.

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Destined for a Remarkable Life

October 10, 2019 - 4:35pm

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International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame Staff

Destined for a remarkable life.

Kate Cooper-Jensen was born into a family that was anything but conventional. Her dad was a press attache; her mom a government agent. Her first years were spent in Indonesia and Brazil. Her first language was Portuguese.

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Larger Than Life

October 10, 2019 - 4:14pm

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International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame Staff

If Andy Keech Doesn’t Impress You, You’re Unimpressable -- And He’s a Gosh-Darned Nice Guy, Too

Let’s face it: We all want to be Andy Keech when we grow up. As it turns out, so did Andy. That worked out well for him.

“It was 1943,” he remembers, “and I was a little boy, standing with my mother at the intersection of the two main streets in my little country town in Australia, waiting to drink from a water bubbler.

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