106-Year-Old WWII Veteran Sets Skydiving Record as Gov. Greg Abbott Makes First Jump

The WWII veteran set a new record as the oldest person in the world to skydive.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (L) and 106-year-old World War II veteran Al Blaschke skydived at Skydive Spaceland San Marcos in Fentress, Texas, on Nov. 27, 2023. Courtesy of the Office of Greg Abbott

On the morning of Nov. 27, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made his first skydiving jump while his guest of honor made a record-setting jump.

Al Blaschke, a 106-year-old World War II veteran, set a new record as the oldest person in the world to skydive—beating his own record from three years ago. Mr. Blaschke was an aircraft engineer during the war.