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World Free Fall Convention

Updated: January 7, 2009
The World Free Fall Convention is well underway in Rantoul. The annual event draws thousands of jumpers each year to the former Chanute Air Force Base. But the convention has seen it`s share of tragedy over the years. In the last four years five people

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