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Faygo Kid

(21,477 posts)
Mon May 15, 2017, 12:11 PM May 2017

WWII veteran, 101, breaks skydiving record

Source: Detroit News via AP

London — A 101-year-old D-Day veteran has become the oldest person in the world to skydive.

Bryson William Verdun Hayes completed a tandem skydive with members of his extended family on Sunday at an airfield in Honiton, southwest England.

Among those jumping were Hayes’ son, grandson, great-grandson and great-granddaughter.

At the age of 101 years, 38 days, Hayes broke the Guinness World Record held by Canada’s Armand Gendreau, who jumped in 2013 at 101 years, three days.

Hayes said he had wanted to try skydiving when he was 90, but was talked out it at the time by his late wife. He jumped for the first time last year at 100.

Hayes served in the British Army during World War II, and was awarded France’s Legion of Honor for his heroic actions.

Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2017/05/15/old-skydiver/101704608/



Very cool.

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WWII veteran, 101, breaks skydiving record (Original Post) Faygo Kid May 2017 OP
Heard this story on the radio over the weekend BumRushDaShow May 2017 #1
it is pretty cool that his first sky dive was when he was 100. IrishEyes May 2017 #2
A four-generation family jump also. Wonderful. Hortensis May 2017 #3

BumRushDaShow

(127,298 posts)
1. Heard this story on the radio over the weekend
Mon May 15, 2017, 01:57 PM
May 2017

but was only half-listening and missed the details - only recall catching the "multi-generational" sky dive part.

Congrats on that!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
3. A four-generation family jump also. Wonderful.
Tue May 16, 2017, 03:52 AM
May 2017

Makes me wonder what my husband might get up to if I'm someday no longer around to stop him.

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