TY  - BOOK
AU  - LUCAS John
TI  - The silken canopy: a history of the parachute
SN  - 1853108553 (hbk.)
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Shrewsbury, UK
PB  - Airlife
KW  - PARACHUTES
N2  - 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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