A D-Day veteran jumped out of an airplane and into the record books on Saturday, becoming the world's oldest skydiver. When he completed his tandem sky dive, Verdun Hayes was 101 and 38 days old; Canadian Armand Gendreau set the previous record in June 2013 at age 101 and 3 days. The great-grandfather first wanted to try skydiving at age 90, but held off until he turned 100, breaking the British record for oldest skydiver. Hayes was joined on Saturday by 10 members of his family, including 16-ye...
A D-Day veteran jumped out of an airplane and into the record books on Saturday, becoming the world's oldest skydiver. When he completed his tandem sky dive, Verdun Hayes was 101 and 38 days old; Canadian Armand Gendreau set the previous record in June 2013 at age 101 and 3 days. The great-grandfather first wanted to try skydiving at age 90, but held off until he turned 100, breaking the British record for oldest skydiver. Hayes was joined on Saturday by 10 members of his family, including 16-ye...
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