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unusual facts about drop zone



Hinton Skydiving Centre

Hinton Skydiving Centre is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at the Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, on the west side of Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire, England.

London Parachute School

The London Parachute School is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Chiltern Park Aerodrome at Ipsden, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire

North West Parachute Centre

The North West Parachute Centre is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Cark, Cumbria.


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Headcorn Parachute Club

Skydive Headcorn, the drop zone, operates two full-time aircraft, a Cessna 208 (Caravan) and a Britten-Norman Islander.

John Beech Austin

He flew up the Adriatic Sea and headed inland across the Yugoslav coast to the drop zone at Mitrovica.

Parachute School of Toronto

The drop zone operates one piston-powered aircraft (a Cessna 206) and seasonally leases (May through October) one Turbine engine aircraft.

Per Wimmer

After six days of trekking, Per & Ralph flew in a Pilatus Porter airplane to an altitude of 29,500 feet (ca. 9 km), just above the peak of Mount Everest and jumped out in -50°C and free fell for one minute before opening the parachute and landed at the Drop Zone at 12,350 feet (ca. 4 km).

Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed

Three paratroopers, Curtis, Rossi, and Jones, meet and begin making their way to their intended drop zone in Les Arcs.