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The silken canopy: a history of the parachute

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife, 1997Description: 173pISBN:
  • 1853108553 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: A complete history of the parachute. The book celebrates the bicentenary of the succesful jump in 1797. A fascinating history of parachuting's development during the Victorian era. The book covers the life-saving aspects of the device as applied to aviation and the military aspects of airborne troops.
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A complete history of the parachute. The book celebrates the bicentenary of the succesful jump in 1797. A fascinating history of parachuting's development during the Victorian era. The book covers the life-saving aspects of the device as applied to aviation and the military aspects of airborne troops.

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