Object Details
- Description
- 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.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Created by
- Pacific Parachute Company, American, 1942 - 1944
- Date
- ca. 1942
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Herman Warren, Jr. in memory of Howard "Skippy" Smith and Herman Warren Sr.
- Medium
- nylon , twine and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 x 18 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (12.7 x 47.6 x 47.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Relaxed): 30 x 16 x 14 in. (76.2 x 40.6 x 35.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 30 x 25 x 24 in. (76.2 x 63.5 x 61 cm)
- Type
- parachutes
