Monthly Archives: August 2007

Poland’s oldest parachutist jumps at 84

Krystyna Zbyszynska, 84, became Poland’s oldest parachutist when she made her first jump with her daughter-in-law, news channel TVN24 reported Sunday. “I survived World War Two and wasn’t afraid, so what’s there to be afraid of now?” she said after clambering out of her jumpsuit this weekend. “Babcia (granny) Krysia is not your ordinary gran,” [...]