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10th March 2008, 10:59
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Re: Luftwaffe emergency parachutes
Hi Troy,
The three pieces of Luftwaffe parachute relics I have are all yellow and from 1944, I was told that when the canopy material changed during the war the yellow was added as a preservative dye. I believe the Luftwaffe paratroopers operated on a canopy first principle where the canopy started to deploy as soon as the static line extended. Allied paratroopers canopies deployed following the static line pulling off the containment bag once the shroud lines were extended i.e. canopy last, Regards Brian Bines P.S. have just checked the two Luftwaffe aircrew Backchutes I have (no canopies) both have four shroud rings, two per side each pair coming off of a short length of single strap ( are these single straps the risers ?). Hope this helps like Jon I am no expert. Last edited by Brian Bines; 10th March 2008 at 17:05. 
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