ASHLAND, Ohio — At 86 years old, Kim Knor is defying every expectation about aging. Last weekend at AerOhio Skydiving in Ashland, she made her 906th skydive, bringing her closer to a goal that began more than 60 years ago.

Knor is on what she calls her "Rush for the Gold" -- a mission to reach 1,000 jumps and earn her coveted Gold Wings from the United States Parachute Association. It's a dream that started when she was just 20 years old.

A Dream is Born

Knor's passion for flight began early, inspired by her uncle who returned from Navy pilot training after World War II.

"I was six years old. It was the end of World War II. And, he brought a parachute home with him and it had caught on the tail of the plane and made a little rip in it," Knor recalled. "So they said, well, that's a th

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