The former president made his first birthday skydive to celebrate turning 75 in June 1999. 1/10

He jumped solo and landed near his presidential library and museum in College Station, Texas. 2/10

Bush returned to College Station for another jump at age 80. 3/10

He’d planned to dive alone, but windy, cloudy conditions necessitated a tandem jump. Bush paired up with a member of the Golden Knights, the US Army’s official team for parachute demonstrations and competitions. 4/10

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the 41st president of the United States! 5/10

For his 85th birthday, Bush changed the jump location to Kennebunkport, Maine, where his family has a seaside compound. 6/10

He stuck the landing. 7/10

“It's a wonderful day in Maine — in fact, nice enough for a parachute jump,” Bush tweeted on his 90th birthday (he tweets!). That day, he made a successful tandem skydive in Kennebunkport despite being wheelchair-bound. 8/10

He saved a kiss for his wife, Barbara, upon his safe return. 9/10

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