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Dave's first jump was made at Labertouche on ??.  He was on a working holiday from Canada.

One of Colin Holt's elite group that called themselves "The Worms"

The Worms had a badge that resembled the SAS insignia and had a the motto "Who Cares Who Wins".

Dave progressed to instructor and opened his own dropzone at the Leongatha Airport.

We have lost touch with Dave since he returned to Canada.

Visiting Jumper:   Robert first jumped at Labertouche on December 5th 1971

Visiting Jumper:   Jo first jumped at Labertouche on January 6th 1974 from 8,500ft.

Visiting Jumper:   Vic first jumped at Labertouche on December 28th 1975 from 8,000ft.   9/03/80

Visiting Queensland jumper:  John first jumped at the Centre was on the 29th of December 1968

Visiting jumper:   Tibor first jumped at Labertouche on March 3rd 1974 to practice style.   He was back again in 1975 to train again.

Ron made his first jump at Labertouche on ??/??/??.    He was a friend of Charl Stewart, the president of the Australian Parachute Federation from 1962 to 1964.   Ron's celebrity status ensured that the media paid attention to his embracing a high risk sport and his training was very well covered by TV cameras.

Ron injured his ankle on his second or third jump but treated it as though it was just a slight nuisance.  The macho jumpers were very impressed.

For those who don't live locally, Ron Barassi is an outstanding Australian Rules Football legend and the best known Victorian Football League coach.   Depending on which team you barracked for he was either a saint or a devil.

He is a successful business man and popular on the Motivational Speaker Circuit.

At that time the media had a negative view of sport parachuting and Ron's involvement in our sport gave it positive publicity that was very welcome.    

Marie's first jump was at Labertouche on October 21st 1979.  She qualified for her APF Certificate "A"

Visiting Jumper:  Paul first jumped at Labertouche on January? 11th 1981

Visiting Jumper:  Ray first jumped at Labertouche on November 1st 1975 from 4,000ft.

Jenny's first jump was at Labertouche on April 4th 1976.

Jenny became a Jumpmastern was a regular jumper at the Centre for five years and was a member of the Golden Eagles Display Team. 

She left to tour overseas and we lost contact with her.

If anybody has a contact number let us know.    If you have a photo, we would appreciate it.

Visiting Newcastle Jumper: A member of Newcastle Sport Parachute Club, Bob first jumped at Labertouche on the 26th of December 1966.    

He was a member of the team "Metrognome" in the 4th Australian Relative Work Championships 10-Man Star Event (1975/76).

Bob was reserve for the 1970 Australian Team. 

He represented Australia at the:

1st World Cup of Relative Work in Fort Bragg 1973, USA and the

1st World Championships of Relative Work in Warrendorf, Germany 1975 as member of Joint Effort" winning the Silver Medals

Ross first jumped at Labertouche on March 12th 1982 on a camera jump from 8,500ft.

He was a computer hardware technician and assisted the centre with its early electronics.

He later flew jump aircraft at Labertouche and at Pakenham with Eagle Skydivers.

Visiting Sydney Jumper:  Kim first jumped at Labertouche at an early National Championship.

Accompanied the Australian Team to the Australia/New Zealand/China Friendship Competition in Anyang, China as a journalist.

Represented Australia at the:

16th World Parachuting Championship in Lucenec, Czechoslovakia 1982 & the

17th World Parachute Championship in Vichy, France 1984

Is now married to Geoff Bingham and lives on the Queensland coast.

Visiting Jumper:  Jim first jumped at Labertouche on April 29th 1972 and was a member of the "Rebels" 10-Way Team in the 1st Australian Relative Work Championships (72/73).

He was a member of the "The Kelly Gang" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships at Labertouche 1974.

John first jumped at Labertouche on the 31st of December 1970.

Jumped at the Centre as a member of the 10-Man Speed Star Team "The Valley Rats" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (73/74)

A regular relative work competition jumper, John was regularly at the centre practicing with a team.

Represented Australia and was a silver medallist at the 1st WPC in Relative Work in Warrendorf, Germany 1975.

Visiting Pakenham jumper: Robbie first jumped at Labertouche on March 3rd 1982.

Photo left was taken at the Nude Skydiving Championships, 199? at Bangalee, Victoria on the bank of the Murray River.

Visiting Jumper:    Jumped in from Pakenham on the 26th of December 1972.

Visiting jumper:   Sue first jumped at Labertouche on December 30th 1975 from 8,000ft.

Visiting Jumper:   Nick jumped as a member of the 10-Man Speed Star Team "Star Pact" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (73/74) at the Centre.

Visiting jumper:   Stu first jumped at Labertouche on March 3rd 1982 and again on a jump-in from Pakenham on the 26th of June 1983.

Visiting Jumper:  Dave first jumped at Labertouche on December 26th 1972 at the 1972/73  Nationals

Visiting jumper:   Louise first jumped at Labertouche on march 2nd 1974.

Visiting Pakenham Jumper:  President of the Victorian Parachute Club, First jumped at Labertouche on the 5th of June 1966.  He left Victoria to take a position with Spencer Gulf Skydivers during that year.

Visiting Jumper:   George first jumped at Labertouche on December 27th 1975 from 8,500ft.  27/12/75

Visiting Jumper:  Jumped at Labertouche on the 9th December 1967.

Visiting Pakenham Jumper:  Alan first jumped at Labertouche on December 9th 1973.   He was a member of the 10 Man Speed Star Team "Apple Tart" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (1974)

Victoria Historian for a number of years and produced an excellent chronology of the early years.

Visiting Pakenham Jumper: First jumped at Labertouche on the 11th of June 1983.

There must be two of them

Visiting Jumper:  Derek first jumped at Labertouche on December 18th 1973 from 7,000ft

Made his first jump at Labertouche on May 3rd 1970 as one of Hillman's Heroes.   Trained by Russell Jones, with ongoing instruction from Tony Hillman, Rod Wilson and Steve Filak, he made 120 jumps before moving on after his last jump at the Centre on October 7th 1973

Visiting Canadian jumper:  As a young skydiver roaming the world, Buzz jumped at Labertouche on the 15th of April 1972 and made a 3-Way link with John Parker and Robin Rose exiting VH-AGF at 3,400 feet.   It must have been a low cloud day.

Has always been a campaigner for jumpers rights and was involved in a group of reformers known as the Unicorns back in the early 70's.   

An active FAI Judge and educator, Buzz is still active in CSPA and is the author of the comprehensive CSPA Judges' Manual.

Was Chief Judge at the World Parachuting Championships in 1980, 1982, 1986 and 1988.

Is the longest serving member of the FAI Parachuting Commission.   His long association with regulation keeps him busy as IPC Treasurer, Secretary of the IPC Sporting Code Working Group.

Bermo first jumped at Labertouche in August 1967

He jumped as a member of the 10-Man Speed Star Team "Leroy Brown" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (73/74)

The Army gave Gene different posting every two years.  He was fortunate enough to have more than one of his postings in the Melbourne area during the early development of our sport.

During his posting to Kapooka, he was Chief Instructor of Ripcord Skydivers and it was here that he began his career as a parachuting administrator and here that he introduced Clive Smith to the sport.

Gene was Captain of the "Green Machine" military 4-Way Team that represented Australia at the first World Championships in Relative Work in Warrendorf, Germany 1975 and he organised a number of Australian Championships.

He was an FAI Judge of Parachuting and served as Australia's Alternate Delegate to the FAI Parachuting Commission for many years.

As President of the International Order of Bastards, he ensured that there was always an IOB night at all International Parachuting Commission gatherings giving delegates at least a short break from the very heavy work load that is done by that body.   Every meeting produces a mountain of competition rulings.

He had an outstanding career as a parachuting administrator and now divides his time between Lampang, Thailand and Brisbane, Australia with his wife Hong and son Nong Doi. 

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Visiting Jumper:  First jumped at Labertouche on 27/12/1966

Visiting Queensland Jumper: Donna first jumped at Labertouche on Boxing Day 1970.   She attended National Championships at Labertouche and was on some good Relative Work loads.

Donna represented Australia at the 11th World Championships at Tahlequah, Oklahoma 1972 and was Team Manager for the Australian Team at the 18th World Championships hosted in Ankara, Turkey 1986.

Involved heavily in local and Australian competition organisation, her outstanding contribution was as co-organiser of the 2nd World Championships in Relative Work Parachuting, she broke new ground in professionalism for Australian skydiving events.   This championship was the first Australian parachuting competition to obtain major sponsorship and it is still remembered  as an outstanding World Championships by those who attended.   Competitors and Officials could walk to wherever they needed to be, all services were available at the college, including laundry.

Active in the administration of sport parachuting throughout her long involvement in the sport at both State and National level.   Serving as APF Area Council, Queensland Secretary for many years.

Donna was also responsible for the oral history of Australian sport parachuting, that she and Narelle Hall produced for the Australian Parachute Federation. Bound volumes of this work are available from the APF.    The Inaugural APF President, Reginald Carsburg was her uncle.

Married to Ron Law, they have a son and live in Mount Nebo, Queensland and she spends her days at the University of Queensland as an Associate Professor of Psychology.

Visiting West Australian jumper: First jumped at Labertouche on the ??/??/?? from 7,500ft. 

West Australian Parachute Club Instructor, WA Area Safety Officer 1965.

Team Accuracy Bronze Medallist in the 6th Australian Championships - Port Pirie, South Australia 1965/66.

Brian is compiling a history of West Australian skydiving, if you have any information on the early days of WA skydiving, address it to Brian Bevans care of the Webmaster for this site. and we will see that it gets to him.

Visiting jumper: First jumped at Labertouche on the 24th of August 1965.

Visiting jumper:  First jumped at Labertouche on December 24th 1975 from 7,000ft.

Visiting Jumper:  John first jumped at Labertouche on December 26th 1975 from 10,000ft.

He was a member of the team "Wings of Lemon" in the 4th Australian Relative Work Championship 10-Man Star Event. (1975/76)

Visiting jumper:   Bing first jumped at Labertouche on November 27th 1971 at the Victorian Championships and jumped at the Centre in the 13th Australian Parachute Championships  (73/74)

He was a member of the team "Metrognome" in the 4th Australian Relative Work Championships 10-Man Star Event (1975/76).

Bing represented Australia at the:

11th World Parachute Championships in Tahlequah, USA 1972 and the

1st World Cup of Relative Work in Fort Bragg, North Carolina USA 1973 as a member of "The Gully Cats"

See Jan Petty

Jeremy J. Bird

Jerry's first jump was as a member of Melbourne University Skydivers at Labertouche on May 14th 1975, he qualified for his Certificate "A" in November 1977 and went on to qualified for his "D" Certificate.

He served as President of Melbourne University Skydivers for a few years and joined the RAAF as a student pilot in 1979.

Now works in Information Technology.

Visiting Jumper:   Dee first jumped at Labertouche on December 27th 1975 from 8,500ft.

Visiting Jumper:   David first jumped at Labertouche on January 6th 1974 from 10,500ft.

Visiting Jumper:  Steve first jumped at Labertouche on December 21st 1975 and was a member of the team "Thrukbawn" in the 4th Australian Relative Work Championships 10-Man Star Event (1975/76).

Visiting Jumper:   Alison first jumped at Labertouche in August 1981 and again on the 13th of June 1983.

Visiting Queensland jumper:   John first jumped at Labertouche on July 19th 1970 and was a member of the 10 Man Speed Star Team "Apple Tart" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (1974)

Visiting Jumper:   Chris first jumped at Labertouche on December 14th 1974 from 7,000ft

Visiting jumper:  Steve first jumped at Labertouche on March 2nd 1972.

Visiting Jumper:   Les first jumped at Labertouche on January 9th 1967.

Visiting Jumper:   First jumped at Labertouche on July 15th 1978

Visiting jumper:   Ted first jumped at Labertouche on the 5th June 1983.

Visiting military jumper:  Bruce was an army jumper who first jumped at Labertouche on the 17th December 1965 in training for the Port Pirie Nationals.

Visiting New Zealand jumper: Mike first jumped at Labertouche on the 21st of January 1966 at the Labertouche Cup Meet.

Peter was the son of local Labertouche farmer, Len Boreham.   The family was a great help in the early development of the Centre by maintaining the airstrip and other tasks.   Peter obtained an APF Packer Rating and was a Centre Packer from 1972 to 1975.   He made his first jump on the 11th of November 1974.

Was a "Ramp Rat" at Schutt Aircraft, Moorabbin for a while and went into marketing books, which took him from Melbourne to Adelaide to Sydney and back to Melbourne.  He also packed parachutes for Commando Skydivers in 1993.

Joined the RAAF in 1994 and was stationed at East Sale, Puckapunyal, Laverton, Point Cook, HMAS Cerberus and Wagga Wagga.   He became a Logistics Officer a rank equal to that of Flight Lieutenant.

Was passionate about flying, with an interest in vintage aircraft and gliding.   He was also active in the Salvation Army. 

Lost his life in an aircraft accident.

Visiting Jumper:   Mario first jumped at Labertouche on April 25th 1975 from 8,000ft.

Visiting Jumper:   First jumped at Labertouche in December? 1975.

Visiting jumper:  Michelle first jumped at Labertouche on March 3rd 1982.

Visiting jumper:  Dave jumped into Labertouche from Commando Skydivers Aircraft on the ???

A committed Commando Skydivers member, Dave was one of the working members who kept Pakenham looking good.  He could always be found putting the dropzone in shape between jumps.

Became a Tandem Master and uses his photographic skills to promote  skydiving.

A member of the Australian Parachute Team at the 22nd World Parachuting Championships at Chengdu, China and others after that, which we will publish when we catch up with the research.

Mike's first jumps were made in Hong Kong, he first jumped at Labertouche as a static line student on February 14th 1981. 

A hospitality industry executive, Mike was a manager at one of Melbourne's Collins Street Hotels.

Melbourne jumpers were Mike's guests at his parents ?? Hotel in Hobart Tasmania when a group flew to Hobart in the DC-3  VH-CAN for a jump weekend.

After becoming a proficient skydiver, he and Greg Butler joined the SAS Regiment and most of his jumping was then done in Western Australia.

He now lives in Kew, Melbourne.

Ronnie first jumped at Labertouche on December 31st 1973.

Visiting Jumper:   Carol first jumped at Labertouche in the 1973/74 Nationals.  She was one of the jumpers on a bare bum load from 8,000ft on December 27th 1975.

Carol jumped with "True Trash" during practice for the 4th Australian Relative Work Championships 10-Man Star Event (1975/76).

She spent an extended period jumping in the United States at Ted Mayfield's DZ and now lives on the coast in New South Wales.

Visiting Jumper:   Judy first jumped at Labertouche in the 1973/74 Nationals and again on March 3rd 1974.

Alistair's first jump was made at Labertouche in 1966.   He was a Centre pilot for some years before heading north to fly seaplanes to the islands off the Queensland coast.   He was a regular jumper when he left, we know nothing of his jumping after leaving.

Was nicknamed "The Snake Charmer" because of his part time work catching snakes in the Labertouche area to sell to the venom milkers at a laboratory.    If somebody saw a snake on the airfield, Alistair would be off after it and would always come back holding the snake by the tail at arms length looking for a Hessian bag to put it in.

Visiting Pakenham jumper:  Bruce first jumped at Labertouche on the 27th of December 1970 and from the Scottish Twin Pioneer at 15,000ft on April 25th 1971.

Was 3rd in Style and 5th Overall at the Labertouche Cup 1971.
Was part of a 7-Way (8-Man) Baton Pass at Pakenham in 1972.
APF Instructor Rating #180

Jumped as a member of the 10-Man Speed Star Team "Star Pact" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (73/74) at the Centre. 

Represented Australia at the:
2nd World Cup of Relative Work, Pretoria, South Africa with "Star Pact" and
1st World Relative Work Championships at Warrendorf, Germany 1975 as a member of "Joint Effort" winning the Silver Medals.

Was responsible for the introduction of High Resolution Real Time Ultrasound and Teleradiology systems into the region.  He retired from the Medical Imaging Market in 1999 to manage his investments and travel Australia with his wife Jill in his Winnebago.

Climbed Mt. Everest to 22,000 ft. (just below the North Col) on the North Side in 2003 and to just over 20,000 (into the Khumbu Icefall) on the South Side in 2004 as a member of the US based IMG Expeditions Climbing Team in each of those years.

Took up flying and now pilots his Piper Warrior.                                   

Visiting Jumper:  Chris first jumped at Labertouche on the 8th of November 1975 from 7,000ft.

Represented Australia at the:
4th World Championships in Relative Work in Zephyrhills, Florida USA 1981
6th WPC in Relative Work, Mali Losinj, Yugoslavia 1985 and the
7th WPC in Relative Work, Foz du Iguaçu, Brazil 1987.

Visiting Jumper:   Peter first jumped at the Centre in the 13th Australian Style & Accuracy Parachute Championships (73/74)

Graeme's first jump was at Labertouche on November 28th 1981.   He was still jumping at the Centre in 1983.

Visiting jumper:   Will first jumped at Labertouche on March 3rd 1982.

Moira's first jump was at Labertouche on the 1st of April 1973.  She was issued with APF Parachutist Certificate A819 0n the 1st of October 1973.

Visiting Jumper:   Ron first jumped at the Centre as a member of the 10-Man Speed Star Team "True Trash" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships 1974

Visiting Jumper:   Mick first jumped at Labertouche on January 2nd 1976.

Visiting Jumper:   Leo first jumped at Labertouche on January 2nd 1974 as a member of the 10 Man Speed Star Team "True Trash" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships.

Visiting Jumper:   Bob first jumped at Labertouche on January 2nd 1974 as a member of the 10 Man Speed Star Team "True Trash" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships.

Visiting Jumper:   Keith first jumped at Labertouche on January 26th 1981.

Visiting Pakenham Jumper: 

Took part in Jumpmaster Course at Labertouche, September 1981

Has been a core member of Commando Skydivers since the 70's and is still heavily involved at the club.

Jim's first civilian jump was made at Labertouche on the 23rd of April 1983.

Jim was a World War 2 paratrooper who always had a yen to jump again.    After becoming a widower, he decided that he could realise this ambition and came to Labertouche to do so.   After a turbulent student training and a few low openings, Jim got the feel of skydiving and went on to amass 3,000 jumps over 25 years and is still actively jumping at age 84.

Jim is living proof of the POPS motto "You don't give up jumping because you're old, you get old because you give up jumping".

These days Jim jumps with Commando Skydivers at Tooradin and the club hold an annual accuracy competition bearing Jim's name.

Visiting British jumper:   Richard, from the Parachute Regiment's Red Devils, was a member of the "Peregrines", a British Army team that came to Labertouche to practice for the Australian Nationals in December 1966.

Dave's first jump was made at Labertouche on February 2nd 1975.

Visiting Jumper: Bruce first jumped at Labertouche on January 11th 1970.

Visiting West Australian jumper:  Bernie made his 128th jump at Labertouche on the 9th December 1965 to start his training with the West Australian Team that was practicing at the Centre for the Port Pirie Nationals.

A New Zealander who was living in Perth at the time.

Visiting South Australian Jumper: Brian  first jumped at Labertouche on the 22nd of October 1966.

He was a South Australian pioneer jumper, one of Australia's early competition jumpers and represented Australia at the 7th WPC at Leutkirch, West Germany 1964 and the Adriatic Cup in Yugoslavia 1965.

He remained overseas for some time and on his return attended a national Championships at Labertouche.   He was the first jumper to jump onto the Gatehouse lawn.

Brian joined the RAAF, became an RAAF pilot, flew Vampire fighters, helicopter gunships in Vietnam, Sabres, Macchis and retired as a Wing Commander in 199?  he now flies Learjets and lives in Nowra.

Along the way he married Susie Wright, another Leutkirch team member.   They have now separated.

Julian made his first jump at Labertouche on March 18th 1982.  He became an Instructor and Tandem Master and lost his life in a tandem accident at Corowa Airfield.

Visiting South Australia Jumper:  See Suzi Wright.   Suzi first jumped at Labertouche on the 28th of January 1968. 

Was one of the students on the first civilian sport parachute course in South Australia and became Australian Style Champion.    She represented Australia at the 8th World Parachuting Championships at Leutkirch, West Germany in 1966.

Was for some time the best stylist in Australia and had a natural talent.   Outclassed everybody, men and women, just  using her natural ability and a feel for what was needed.

Visiting jumper:   Robin first jumped at Labertouche on January 28th 1980 from 8,500ft.

Craig's first jump was at Labertouche on the 4th of April 1971 and he was issued with APF Parachutist Certificate No. A730 on the 1st of October 1972.

Visiting Jumper:  Geoff first jumped at Labertouche on December 4th 1971.

Visiting Jumper:  Nick was a member of the "The Kelly Gang" 10-Man Star Team in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships at Labertouche 1973/74.

Represented Australia at the:
2nd World Cup of Relative Work, Pretoria, South Africa 1974 and the
2nd World Championships of Relative Work, Gatton, Qld. 1977 as a member of "Secret Team"

Visiting American Jumper:  On R&R from Vietnam, Loy visited Labertouche on the 30th December 1968.   He made two 15,500 ft. loads out of the Pilatus Porter 300.

World Champion and member of the US Army's Golden Knights, Loy held the patent on the Single T, Double T and TU canopy modifications and the "Deflect-O-Spill" method of controlling them.   Loy played a part in the development of the Security Crossbow canopy and Tandem harness container system.   Early sport parachuting development in the free world owes a lot to his professionalism.

Loy influenced the early development of accuracy jumping in Australia by answering Claude's letters asking for advice on his Deflecto-Spill techniques.

During his time in Australia, he decided to sell his Pioneer Paracommander and did a deal with Billy Kenny.   Having been given a dollar price, Billy did a quick round of the local banks buying US Dollars to pay Loy in his own currency.   Something to do with the exchange rate.

We recently got word that Loy has died of natural causes.

Visiting jumper:   Peter first jumped at Labertouche on November 25th 1971.

Visiting Jumper:   Eric first jumped at Labertouche on November 10th 1977.

Visiting Jumper:   First jumped at Labertouche on New Year's Day 1976.

Visiting Jumper:   Tony first jumped at Labertouche on December 20th for the 1973/74 Nationals

Mike first jumped at Labertouche on the 12th of December 1982 from 8,000ft.    He became a regular jumper at the Centre.

Mike and Greg Butler joined the Australian SAS Regiment and having served out his enlistment and when last heard of, Mike was back in the hospitality industry in Tasmania.

Susie first jumped at Labertouche using the name Burns on March 4th 1978.    See also Susie Carnel

Trevor first jumped at Labertouche on the 31st of July 1966.   Trevor was a member of the "The Kelly Gang" 10-Man Star Team in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships at Labertouche 1973/74.   He was a regular jumper at the Centre through 1976.

One of the movers and shakers in sport parachuting, Trevor organised the 6th Australian Parachute Championships at Port Pirie in 1965/66

He was Editor and Publisher of Australian Skydiver magazine from 1965 to 1970.   The magazine was a significant factor in the development of Australian Skydiving.

He was Team Leader of the Australian Team at the 2nd World Championship in Relative Work held at Gatton-Laws, Queensland 1977.

After a long stint as an APF Board Member and involvement in Australia's first large dedicated jumpship (DC-3 VH-CAN) he joined the Department of Civil Aviation as a Sport Aviation Inspector and eventually became its Regional Director of New South Wales.

On retiring from the Department, he enjoyed sailing his yacht and is now settled on the coast in Queensland.

Visiting Jumper:   Norm's first jump was at Labertouche on October 5th 1975.

Norm jumped at the Centre as a member of the 10-Man Speed Star Team "True Trash" in the 2nd Australian Relative Work Championships (73/74) 

He was a member of "Rapid Transit" in the ?? Australian Parachute Championships 4-Way Relative Work Event.

He represented Australia at the 3rd World Championship in Relative Work at Chatreauroux, France 1979 as a member of "Rapid Transit".

Visiting Jumper:   Vic first jumped at Labertouche on December 27th 1975.

Visiting jumper:    Trevor first jumped at Labertouche on December 12th 1971.

He emigrated to the USA in 1974 and was an active formation skydiving competitor with "Spincter Brothers"

Retained his Australian citizenship and died in November 1994.

Greg first jumped at Labertouche on July 28th 1979 from 8,500ft.   He became a regular Labertouche jumper and moved to Pakenham with Eagle Skydivers.

Greg and Mike Burke gave up successful careers to join the Australian SAS.   Greg took leave from the regiment to design an advanced bomb disposal robot.    Having completed the robot he became involved in a deep sea diving assignment with a film production company.   While diving, he went missing and was never found.   

Greg led a legendary life and was one of the most popular jumpers at the Centre.  A true Australian adventurer who lived life to the full.

Visiting Jumper:  John first jumped at Labertouche on May 25th 1980 from 8,500ft.

Visiting Jumper:  Jim first jumped at Labertouche on the 14th December 1965.

Visiting jumper:   Vic first jumped at Labertouche on December 26th 1970 from 6,800ft.

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