Originally scheduled for the 11^th July, the 90^th Anniversary Skydive was to have featured 90 supporters jumping in one day, raising money and awareness for the RAFBF. However, Netheravon Airfield, the venue for the event, was shrouded in terrible weather for the entire day, and nobody was able to jump.

Not to be daunted, many returned another time, including 83 year old Geoffrey Griffiths, who travelled all the way from East London on October 10^th. Fortunately the weather was good enough to jump, and Geoffrey finally got to take to the skies.

Geoffrey said:

“When we jumped, the ground looked like a very high resolution photo and it was incredibly noisy as we fell at about 100mph. Then there was a bang as the parachute opened, and suddenly it was totally silent, but now we could clearly see the hangar on our airfield, getting bigger and nearer. Finally our feet gently touched the grass, and we were back in the real world, the dream over.”

Thanks to everyone who jumped or has still to jump for their fantastic support!

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