This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. — It’s a skydiving ...
In February 1942, the men of the newly formed British 2nd Parachute Battalion went into action for the first time. In one of the most daring raids of the war, they seized and brought back to England ...
On Oct. 22, 1797, the first silk parachute jump from a high altitude was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped in a ...