Dean Walton was an experienced parachutist who took part in displays including a jump into the grounds of the Pentagon - HYDE NEWS AND PICTURES LTD A Red Devils sergeant major died after attempting an ...

Some parachutes feature openings or holes, which aid in stability and control. Without a means for some air to escape through the top of the canopy, wind could force the parachute to rock ...

Shielded by seamless clouds and grace, he flew in the face of mortality as he had thousands of times before. But this time, death almost won. Knocked unconscious by a midair collision with another sky ...

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - Jessica Edgeington became obsessed with skydiving when her parents bought her a jump for her 18th birthday. Now 32, the Virginia resident has made more than 6,000 jumps and is ...

I plummeted to the deck, my half-opened canopy flapping and flailing like a plastic shopping bag tumbling along a city road. G-forces yanked my body to and fro; my oxygen mask was wrenched to one side ...