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Old 21st March 2009, 20:52
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Re: Photos 3-20

Agree with the comments about the drogue or "pilot" parachute. Found an "Irvin Air Chute" parachute in the wreckage of an RAF Wellington in 1984 and it had a small parachute with four spring-loaded splines in it just like the German example pictured.

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