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Skydiver day is an unofficial holiday of

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s, annually celebrated on 26 July in some countries, such as

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, skydiver day is celebrated on 22 October.

History

In 1929, RA

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Leonid Minov within the trading organization

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had visited the

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factory, which produced the emergency parachutes, and performed several jumps. After returning to the

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he was appointed to the Skydiving instructor position of the

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s of RA. He had performed a theoretical preparation for 30 volunteers of the 11th aviation crew of Moscow military district. On 26 July, near Voronizh five

pilots and mechanics (Moshkovsky, Yegorov, Zakharov, Kovalenkov, Kukharenko, Mukhin, Povalyaev, Poydus, Fillipov, Freidman, Cherkashyn), headed by Leonid Minov, had performed the first training series of jumps from the

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in the history of the

. The parachutes used for jumps were produced by American company

, and were bought by Leonid Minov during his visit to the

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. In total, there were 59 jumps performed during the trainings from the period from 26 to 29 July. The first experience in 1930 propelled the further development of

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in the

. There were around 600 jumps performed from 1930 till the end of 1931.Skydiver day
// calend.ru. The enthusiasm was so high that many skydiving towers were built in city parks so anyone could perform jumps there.Skydiving day
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History

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