NewsMay 16, 2017
101-year-old veteran breaks skydiving record
Verdun Hayes, bottom, tandem skydives Sunday in Devon, England. The 101-year-old D-Day veteran broke the world record for the oldest tandem skydiver. Hayes, a great-grandfather, jumped out of a plane from 15,000 feet, accompanied by four generations of his family. The jump raised money for the Royal British Legion, a veterans' organization...
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Verdun Hayes, bottom, tandem skydives Sunday in Devon, England. The 101-year-old D-Day veteran broke the world record for the oldest tandem skydiver. Hayes, a great-grandfather, jumped out of a plane from 15,000 feet, accompanied by four generations of his family. The jump raised money for the Royal British Legion, a veterans' organization.
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