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Smitty the Jumper
H. Truesdell Smith—known variously as "H. T. Smith", "Henry Truesdell Smith", "Harold Truesdell Smith", or "Daredevil Smitty" but best known as "Smitty the Jumper"—was an American exhibition parachutist and skydiver of the 1920s and 1930s—who made periodic returns to skydiving starting in the late 1950s, jumping in every subsequent decade until his death—becoming widely known as "the oldest living skydiver", a title he claimed until his death in 1995 at the age of 96.〔Powell, Chuck, ("Remembering Smitty" ), article photocopied from unknown magazine (possibly ''The Wichitan'') dated October 1995, on the website ''Skydive Kansas'', as downloaded November 17, 2014〕〔Garrity John, (The Vault: "Things Have A Way Of Falling Into Place For A Jaunty Octogenarian" ), Originally posted April 21, 1986, ''Sports Illustrated,'' as downloaded November 17, 2014〕〔U.L. Gooch, pilot, (Letter: "Smitty the Jumper" ), ''Flying Magazine,'' May 1960, page 8〕〔Billam, Thomas D., United Press International (UPI), Wichita, Kansas, ("Skydiver for 47 years: 'Smitty the Jumper' surrounded by past" ), May 13, 1979, Salina ''Journal'', (Salina, Kansas), p. 6.〕〔Sahagun, Louis, Times Staff Writer, ("'Stand Me Up!' -- And 87-Year-Old Makes 216th Parachute Jump" ), December 16, 1985, ''Los Angeles Times,'' Los Angeles, California〕〔("Senior Skydiver" ), December 17, 1985, ''The Evening News'', (PHOTO & CAPTION: showing Smitty in Evel Knevil costume, goggles on, with enthusiastic throng; note about his 216th parachute jump, record and history.)〕〔Associated Press (AP Laserphoto), ("87-Year-Old Skydiver" ), December 17, 1985, ''Cumberland Evening Times'', (PHOTO & CAPTION, noting "Smitty holds the record" as "the world's oldest jumper.")〕〔Associated Press (Wichita), "(Veteran skydiver dies at age 96 )", June 9, 1995, Salina ''Journal'', Salina, Kansas, page A3〕
==Early Life==
Born in Salisbury, North Carolina, October 17, 1898, Smitty was born before the Wright brothers' famous "first flight," and grew up in shadow of emerging aviation. He developed a desire to parachute, in an era when many jumpers, in primitive gear, often didn't survive their first attempt. Smitty vowed he'd do it, though.〔〔
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