g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Dear All As I get further through the items from my late father's collection I find I have at least 4 parachutes - I would welcome help with ID and valuation (someone has first refusal on them but I dont think either of us are parachute experts!) I havent unpacked the chutes mainly because I don't have a large clean open dry area to do it (and secondly because I am not sure I could re-pack them well enough to go back in the bag - I think my dad had the same problem as 2 are in non original bags! Thanks in advance Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 A red and off-white chute and an empty bag/harness (do they belong together)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 A green chute and another bag/harness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 A small parachute (is it too small for a person?) in a sand coloured bag with a 1944 date stamp - the label printing is faded but may say "size 22" near the stamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 A 1992 dated parachute by GQ of the UK - what is its intended use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) A USAF parachute with 1960 and 1973 markings - what was it for ? Which date is correct ? Edited January 17, 2016 by g0ozs grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Not a parachute - I think this is a red + marker for indicating an air drop target or helicopter landing point (I dimly remember partly unpacking it a few years ago when clearing my dad's apartment) - can anyone confirm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 @Moderators: I couldn't decide if this belongs in clothing or weapons/accessories (and I considered "I may be stupid but" )so please move this where it belongs if you thing I chose the wrong sub-forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Glen Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 A small parachute (is it too small for a person?) in a sand coloured bag with a 1944 date stamp - the label printing is faded but may say "size 22" near the stamp. [ATTACH=CONFIG]112035[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]112036[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]112037[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]112038[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]112039[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]112040[/ATTACH] I am not an expert on parachutes, however a few years ago I managed to blag a guided tour of the parachute museum at Brize,Norton they showed me a chute like this that was designed for the parachute instructor to use in the air , in case they got pulled out during training, they had to open the front and chuck it out, and it was on the small side, but the bloke said its better than waving your arms in the air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 I did ponder if it was some kind of spare or safety 'chute because of the size - my other thought was that it was for dropping objects rather than people! Thanks Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packhow75 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Not a parachute - I think this is a red + marker for indicating an air drop target or helicopter landing point (I dimly remember partly unpacking it a few years ago when clearing my dad's apartment) - can anyone confirm ? [ATTACH=CONFIG]112054[/ATTACH] Looks very much like the Marker Panel kit I have - are there metal pins included as well and are the Panels reversible with White on the other side? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Tim Exactly the same ! Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 And for my next item .. The bag is about 6 x 4 x 4 inches and designed to pull open when the nylon lanyard is pulled - it seems to have a small 'chute inside but seems more suited to my daughter's teddy bear than a person (next church tower teddy bear drop sorted ... ) - anyone know what the original owners used it for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Does the chute have a helical spring in it to push it open? I can remember as a boy buying chutes of various colours that were sold as auxiliary chutes ie they opened up to then exert a tug to trigger a large chute to open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Hi I havent unpacked it yet (partly for lack of a clean large area to do it and partly for fear of being unable to get it back in its bag - as seems to have happened to two of the full size parachutes shown above!) I will investigate further next time I am at the barn. It did occur to me that the long lanyard and the loops in which it was originally folded were a delay device as it separated from whatever it was attached to - that would fit with the idea of a drogue or extraction 'chute Regards Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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