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Cole Biography

Born 1932, Oct 31 Age 9 – jumped off porch with umbrella, crashed. Aug 5, 1962 Baldwin s/l Oct 7, 1962 Baldwin 1st ff, 11th jump Nov 11, 1962 Caledon 1st night jump, 15th jump Dec 2, 1962 Baldwin 1st camera jump, 19th jump Jan 17, 1963 1st movie cam jump in Canada, jump 22 (16mm bolex) Jan 29, 1963 jump with Nikon 35 mm with motor drive June 30, 1963 Goodwood, 1st airshow, 38th jump Sept 1, 1963 Goodwood, for cbc tv with Harry cole, jump 50 Sept 7 1963 Minden Fall Fair, jump 53 Sept 14-21, 1963 7 missed baton passes in a row July 1st, 1964 Gibson Lake, Honey Harbor, 1st water jump, jump 87 Aug 8, 1964 Leamington Fall Fair, jump 101 Sept 10,11,12, 1964 Renfrew Fall Fair – windy- out of fairgrounds, jumps 109-111 Oct 12, 1964 Burnaby, Frank Ellis Meet, jump 114 May 24, 1965 1st Polaroid pic (of Barry Bond over Lemon doing 30 sd) June 6, 1965 Lake Muskoka, Gravenhurst, water jump for Muskoka Watercraft Cavalcade, jump 147 July 3, 1965 Parkman, Ohio, jumps 151, 152 Aug 30,31, 1965 St. Andre Avellin, Quebec, 6 jumps for coke commercial out of beaver Sept 2,3, 1965 CNE Airshow, water jumps, 192, 193 Sept 29, 1965 Mitchell Fall Fair, 205 Nov 2, 1965 Markham Air Park for Rabko tv prod. – an Okeefe Black Jack Ale ad Feb-Mar 1966 Clewiston Fla cigarette commercial, 11 jumps, torn ligaments, unofficial Cdn altitude record with Daryl Henry and Mary anne Macdonald(Mar 4, 1966, 22,000 ft) April 16, 1966 camera in apex of chute causes mal June 22,1966 St. Catherines – Labatt’s commercial July 1966 Magnetawan – Festival Week – out of 180 on floats Aug 6, 1966 Ponderosa Nature Park, Ont – jump into nudist colony –274 Sept 8, 1967 St. Thomas –filming members of Canada’s style team jumps 336-340 Sept 16, 1967 Buttonville charity airshow – 2 jumps Oct 21, 1967 McDonald, Ohio. Jump into football game –351 Feb 1968 – Indiantown, Fla – jumped batwings, jumps 359,360 Aug 2, 1968 Sutton, On – 2 jumps from chopper for underwear commercial Sept 2, 1968 Orangeville Fall Fair –jump369 Sept 7, 1968 Caledon Fall Fair – with batwings Mar 1, 1969 – North Bay Winter Fur Carnival – on Lake Nipissing, jump 373 May 22, 1969 St. Thomas – shooting Larry Costello as ‘Bill Cole’ in beer commercial for Carling Red Cap-2jumps May 23, 1969 St. Thomas – set Cdn high altitude record (unofficial) from B26 chasing Harry Cole in an ejection seat from 21,500 May 23, 1969 – St. Thomas – set another record from 22,500 from B26 chasing ejection seat – jump 389 June 1, 1969 Ortner Field, Ohio – 2 jumps leaving twin beech in ejection seat for Carling commercial June 69 – Whitefish Falls, On – 14 jumps for ‘Adventures in Rainbow Country’ shoot. Last one July 14, 1969 carrying mannequin, no reserve- dropped mannequin on opening Aug 18,19, 1969 – Parkman, Ohio – 4 practice reserve passes with Larry Costello Aug 20, 1969 – Centralia, On – flew Beech 18 across Lake Huron to Centralia. Bill exited without chute at 13,200 and got a 28’reserve from Larry Costello. Open by 3000’ – jump 436 – even wearing 15-20 lbs. Lead, maneuvering without a chute was funny.

Sept 20, 1969 – Borden – new high altitude record with Murray Smith out Lockheed 18 Learstar at 31,000 ft with oxygen – jump 444 Feb 14,15,1970 – Barrie Winter Carnival – opened at 1000 and 900 respectively Aug 15, 1970 – Baldwin – Took up Cole jr. at 12 yrs old. For first jump Aug 21, 1970 – Huronia Airport – Molson commercial – Paul herriot productions. Exiting at 1200 and then 8 jumps from 1400 – two Tiger Moths are supposed to fly right under Bill. On one jumo he aborted his approach to landing because one a/c coming right at him. Was getting open by 1000 Feb 13, 1971 – Barrie Winter Carnival – opened at 1200 – jump 448 Mar 5, 1971 – Borden - New altitude record, 32,200 from Lockheed Lear star May 15, 1971 – Richmond Hill – To open March for Millions from 2200 – opened at 600’ May 22, 1971 – Ontario Place – opening ceremonies – jump 496 Oct 16, 1971- Vickery, Ohio – jumping into Vickery Tavern, Bill’s pc hung up on telephone wires – jump 512 Feb 12, 13, 1972 – Barrie Winter Carnival – Getting out at 5000 and 3500 on the first 2 jumps Bill opened at 1000’. The last jump in a snowstorm from 2000 he opened at 500. Feb 26, 1972 Parry Sound Winter Carnival – exit 2000, open 1000 May 20, 1972 – Ontario Place – opening ceremonies July 1st, 1972 – North York – Golden Anniversary of North York, 3 jumpers exit at 1800. July ’72 – Grafton, Ohio – 7 practice jumps for reserve pass – not wearing a reserve on these jumps July 20, 1972 – Wellington, Ohio – Jump 551 – 2nd chuteless jump!!!!!

Aug ’72 – several jumps for Alan Eagleson Sept 1, 2, 3, 4, 1972 – CNE Airshow Sept 30, 1972 – Fremont, Ohio – jumped into drive-in for the opening of the Gypsy Moths. Stayed and watched the movie. Feb 10, 11, 1973 – Barrie Winter Carnival – finally did this one legal – without opening low. Feb 24, 1973 – Penetang Winter Carnival – Gary F in wires, D Bradner on building MaR 1973 – REJOINS CSPA April 7, 1973 – Baldwin – New CDN High Altitude of 36,916 from C210 Turbo flown by Jim McCuig. OFFICIAL RCFCA RECORD May 19, 1973 – Ontario Place – opening again Aug 31, Sept 1,2,3, ’73 – CNE Airshow from twin otter – jumps 609-612 Oct ’73 – shows chuteless jump film on cbc and discussed it at the Sports Celebrity Dinner at Royal York. KICKED OUT OF CSPA AGAIN! Nov 25, ’73 – Grey Cup game, Exhibition Stadium – exited at 1500’ May 18, ’74 – Ontario Place opening again Sept 14, 15, ’74 – Stratford Airshow – Exited Stampe biplane in top of loop at 1400 and 1500 feet. Doug Murray flying- open at 500 first day. Sneak into plane and hide, then Doug does 3 loops and Bill falls out. May 17, ’75 – Ontario Place again. July 26, 1975 – CNE Stadium – jumped into Metro Police Games wearing prison outfits. Nov. ’75 – Ecuador – 2 weeks for Irvin Industries – 11 jumps – 693-703 May 22, 1976 - Ontario Place again Summer 76 – IMAX jumps? Aug 7, ’76 – CNE Stadium – metro police games Aug 15, ’76 – Alliston Potato Festival Aug 21, 21, ’76 – Sudbury Airshow – exited Stampe biplane from loop at 1800, open around 1100’ Aug 25, ’76 – Pearson Airport – Night high altitude record with Rick Wall from C210 Turbo at 30,571 – jump 728 Sept 3,4,5,6 ’76 – CNE Airshow – on last day Bill breaks left ankle Jan ’77 – Ecuador – 17 jumps courtesy of Irvin Parachutes June 6, ’77 – demo for Toyota Execs Sept 2,3,4,5, ’77 – CNE Airshow – first day exit at 1800 due to clouds and all landed off Sept 2, 1978 – Last jump at CNE Airshow – 25’ risers, landed on building. June 22, 1979 – test jump on lancer to be jumped from CN Tower next day – slow opening so tower jump cancelled – jump 813 July 5, 1979 – Crystal Beach – re-enactment of Frank Ellis jump in 1917 from a Tiger Moth – Rick Wall used modern gear from a Cessna, signifying 60 years of jumping Aug 16, 1980 – Lindsay Airport – broken up practicing for ‘If you could see what I hear’ – Frog got the movie July 29, ’83 – jumped with Labatt;s team at Little Current on Manitoulin Island – jump 835 May 26, ’90 – jumped with Steve Houle into Victory Baptist Church in Newmarket, jump 843 July 1st, ’90 – Penetang Canada Day Celebration – cut Manta away --Skypuppy (talk) 11:34, 2 November 2008 (UTC)