Pilot Chute from World War II
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pilot Chute from World War II

Pacific Parachute Company, American, 1942 - 1944 · ca. 1942

nylon , twine and metal
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A pilot chute made from beige nylon fabric attached to four (4) metal spokes with eight (8) twines coming together in a knot used as the ripcord.

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