Bob Buquor
(1933-1966)
(1933-1966)
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There was no Accelerated Freefall program, no AAD's, no Dytters, no altimeters and no packers. Your main canopy was a 28-foot round. Your reserve was a 24-foot flat circular canopy. All of which were purchased as "military surplus." And then, you had to convince some pilot that it was a good idea to take you up to five thousand feet, open the door, fling yourself out and learn. World's First Photographed Six Man Star, Arvin, California, September 6, 1964: John DePorter, Mitch Poteet, Bob Thompson, Richard Economy, Lou Paproski, Don Henderson World's First Photographed Eight Man Star, Arvin California, October 17, 1965: Gary Young, Al Paradowski, Bill Newell, Mitch Poteet, Bill Stage, Jim Dann, Don Henderson, Brian Williams World's First Ten Man Baton Pass, Arvin, California May 15, 1966: Al Walters, Jerry Bird, Tommy Owens, Joe McKinney, Terry Ward, Al Paradowski, Bill Stage, Don Bradley, Jim Dann, Bob Buquor World's First Photographed Ten Man Star, Taft, California, July 2, 1967: Gary Young, John Rinard, Clark Fischer, Jim Dann, Bill Stage, Jerry Bird, Terry Ward, Bill Newell, Brian Williams, Paul Gorman |
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