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Back-tracking | Love is in the Air

Published on Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Back-tracking | Love is in the Air

Back-Tracking highlights interesting, lesser-known moments in skydiving through the years. These photos are often unearthed from boxes in the attic, old photo albums and dimly lit DZ closets. Please send submissions to communications@uspa.org.


Mike and Cindy Bess tie the knot at 10,000 feet above Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands, Washington, in September 1993.

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Photo by David Cherry

At the USPA National Championships of 4-Way Formation Skydiving at Skydive Arizona in Eloy, Ranch TNT competes in the open class and earns selection to the U.S. Parachute Team for the female 4-way division at the world championships.

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