Museum object · parachutes
Pilot Chute from World War II
ca. 1942
San Diego, California, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A pilot chute made from beige nylon fabric attached to four (4) metal spokes with eight (8) twines coming together in a knot used as the ripcord.
- Catalog date
- ca. 1942
- Recorded places
- San Diego, California, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Black Enterprise; Business; Military; World War II
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2012.156
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection