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Pilot Chute from World War II by American Pacific Parachute Company — VisualArtsDB

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Pilot Chute from World War II

Pilot Chute from World War II

Pilot Chute from World War II

American Pacific Parachute Company

1930

Medium: nylon , twine and metal
Genre: Parachutes
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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businessmilitaryWorld War, 1939-1945WW IIBlack Enterprise

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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.