The silken canopy: a history of the parachute
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TextPublication details: Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife, 1997Description: 173pISBN: - 1853108553 (hbk.)
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| Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 629.134386 LUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0007088 |
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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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