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Officials at Connecticut Parachutists Inc. say he also is trying to buy Ellington Airport, which would give him control over the skydiving club’s lease.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2015

But the thing I'm most looking forward to is Theatre Mala Scena's Parachutists or On the Art of Falling at the Pit, a wordless show for three to eight-year-olds about what keeps the world together.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2010

How Parachutists Look Many a groundling has wondered about the sensations of a parachute jumper, particularly in that awful, breathless moment when he drops from the plane, before the 'chute billows open.

From Time Magazine Archive

Parachutists descended on a Salt Lake City store opening in 1992.

From Time Magazine Archive

Parachutists with field radios had jumped, while other flares burned to light them to the ground.

From The Invaders by Leinster, Murray