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BYTeam Mighty

Feb 2, 2023


This teenage single mother was the first freefall parachute pioneer

When Georgia Ann Thompson was just 15 years old, she had a 2-year-old daughter and was working in a North Carolina cotton mill. The baby’s father had run out on…

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BYTeam Mighty

Feb 2, 2023

BYBlake Stilwell

Jul 1, 2021


This Army wife’s wedding dress is made of the parachute that saved her husband

During World War II, Maj. Claude Hensinger had to bail from his B-29 bomber. When he jumped out of his plane, he was packing a parachute that turned out to suit a number of purposes for a wayward pilot, not the least of all ensuring he came to Earth…

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BYBlake Stilwell

Jul 1, 2021

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