| SERIES VI: AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS |
| Subseries VIA: Photographs |
| Box |
File |
Description |
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Date |
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Personal, Family, Friends, and Work Photographs |
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| 123 |
1 |
Portrait Photographs of Dave Gold |
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c.a.1950-1980s |
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2 |
First Free-Fall or Delayed Jump |
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c.a.1930s |
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3 |
Dave Gold Folding/Packing Parachute |
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c.a.1940s |
| |
4 |
Dave Gold in Parachute Gear (8 x 10 Photos) |
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c.a.1930s-1940s |
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5 |
Dave Gold in Parachute Gear (5 x 7 Photos) |
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c.a.1940s |
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6 |
Dave Gold in Parachute Gear (4 ½ x 6 Photos) |
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c.a.1930s-1940s |
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7 |
Dave Gold in Parachute Gear ( 4 x 5 Photos) |
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c.a.1950s |
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8 |
Dave Gold in Parachute Gear (3 ½ x 3 ½ Photos) |
|
c.a.1940s |
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9 |
Dave Gold in Parachute Gear (2 ¾ x 4 ½ Photos) |
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c.a.1930s-1940s |
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10 |
Dave Gold in Parachute Gear |
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c.a.1980s |
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11 |
Dave Gold with Aircraft and Aircraft Used for Parachuting |
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c.a.1930s-1940s |
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12 |
Dave Gold Parachuting |
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c.a.1930s-1940s |
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13 |
Dave Gold Being Interviewed by Radio Station After Jump |
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c.a.1940s |
| |
14 |
Dave Gold with Inflated Parachutes (On Ground) |
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n.d. |
| |
15 |
Dave Gold Parachute Testing in Desert |
|
n.d. |
| |
16 |
Dave Gold Parachute Testing |
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c.a.1952 |
| |
17 |
Dave Gold at Work – Photos of Groups |
|
n.d. |
| |
18 |
Dave Gold in Various Work Settings |
|
c.a.1960s |
| |
19 |
Dave Gold at Northrop Ventura |
|
c.a.1960s |
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20 |
Dave Gold in Bodo, Norway with General Dynamics |
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c.a.1970s |
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21 |
Proof Sheets – Dave Gold with Skydivers Jumping Parafoils |
|
c.a.1980s |
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22 |
Work Photos at Naval Weapons Center |
|
c.a.1980s |
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23 |
Parachute Testing at Naval Weapons Center |
|
c.a.1980s |
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24 |
Parachute Storage Facility |
|
n.d. |
| |
25 |
Dave Gold – Family, Friends, and Co-Workers |
|
n.d. |
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26 |
Autographed Photographs |
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c.a.1950s-1960s |
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Parachute Development and Testing Program Photographs |
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|
| 124 |
1 |
FTL-1, Damage to Platform Drop, Brooks & Perkins Platform (1) |
|
4 Jun 1954 |
| |
2 |
FTL-7, High Strength Canopy (1) |
|
19 Nov 1954 |
| |
3 |
FTL-7, Schade Troop Type Parachute, Drop 54-1563 (5) |
|
19 Nov 1954 |
| |
4 |
FTL-7, 24’ Hi-Speed Canopy (1) |
|
2 Dec 1954 |
| |
5 |
FTL-7 (4) |
|
12/15 Apr 1955 |
| |
6 |
FTL-7, Hi-Strength Canopy (4) |
|
27 Jul 1955 |
| |
7 |
FTL-7, Harness Damage, High Strength Canopy (2) |
|
22 Aug 1955 |
| |
8 |
FTL-7, Harness Damage, 200 Knots, 11,500 lbs. Force (4) |
|
15 Sep 1955 |
| |
9 |
FTL-7, Pack Modification (1) |
|
28 Nov 1955 |
| |
10 |
FTL-7, Damaged Canopy (5) |
|
10 Apr 1956 |
| |
11 |
FTL-8, (2) |
|
15 Dec/23 Dec 1954 |
| 124 |
12 |
FTL-8, Descent Stills (2) |
|
15 Feb 1955 |
| |
13 |
FTL-8, Harness Damage, 250 Knots (4) |
|
16 Feb 1955 |
| |
14 |
FTL-8, Damage to FTL-8 (5) |
|
8 Mar 1955 |
| |
15 |
FTL-8, Pack Pocket Detail, T-10 with Ripcord Release (5) |
|
9 Mar 1955 |
| |
16 |
FTL-8, T-10 with Ripcord Release (10) |
|
14 Mar 1955 |
| |
17 |
FTL-8, Descent Stills of Live Jumps (4) |
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18 Mar 1955 |
| |
18 |
FTL-8, Live Jumps (16) |
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22/23 Mar 1955 |
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19 |
FTL-8, Live Jumps (14) |
|
8 Apr 1955 |
| |
21 |
FTL-8, Live Jumps (14) |
|
12 Apr 1955 |
| |
22 |
FTL-8, Damage to T-10 Canopy, Live Jumps (5) |
|
14 Apr 1955 |
| |
23 |
FTL-8, Live Jumps at Mt. Signal (3) |
|
28 Apr 1955 |
| |
24 |
FTL-8, Pilot Chute Malfunction (10) |
|
3 May 1955 |
| |
25 |
FTL-8, Live Jumps at Mt. Signal (8) |
|
22 Jul 1955 |
| |
26 |
FTL-8, Malfunction of Sgt Tree’s Parachute During Live Jump 9-9-55 (12) |
|
9 Sep 1955 |
| |
27 |
FTL-8, Live Jumps at Mt. Signal (1) |
|
17 Oct 1955 |
| |
28 |
FTL-8, T-10 with Ripcord Release, Packing Procedure (44) |
|
23 Apr 1956 |
| |
29 |
FTL-8, Packing Procedure of T-10 with Ripcord Release (11) |
|
27 Apr 1956 |
| |
30 |
FTL-8, Live Jumps at Mt. Signal (2) |
|
28 Apr 1956 |
| |
31 |
FTL-8, Live Jumps (3) |
|
n.d. |
| |
32 |
FTL-9, Descent Stills (4) |
|
20 Dec 1954/15 Feb 1955/3 Mar 1955 |
| |
33 |
FTL-9, Damage to FTL-9 (2) |
|
8 Mar 1955 |
| |
34 |
FTL-9, T-10 with Ripcord Release, Packing Procedure (14) |
|
25 Apr 1956 |
| |
35 |
FTL-10, Elastic Line & Vent Chute (17) |
|
12 Jul 1954 |
| |
36 |
FTL-10, 24’ Elastic Slip Line Damage (1) |
|
21 Jul 1954 |
| |
37 |
FTL-10, Drop #1006 & 1007, 24’ Elastic Suspension Line (2) |
|
27 Jul 1954 |
| 125 |
1 |
FTL-13 (4) |
|
Sep/Oct 1954 |
| |
2 |
FTL-14, Platform J-1, British Disc. (1) |
|
10 Dec 1954 |
| |
3 |
FTL-16A, 66’ Nominal (2) |
|
16 Jun 1954 |
| |
4 |
FTL-16A, Canopy Damage, 66’ Nominal (6) |
|
24 Aug 1954 |
| |
5 |
FTL-16C, 66’ Nominal (1) |
|
30 Nov 1954 |
| |
6 |
FTL-18B (5) |
|
2/15 Jul 1954 |
| |
7 |
FTL-18B, 40’ FIST Ribbon & Whirltower Elongation Study (4) |
|
21 Jul 1954 |
| |
8 |
FTL-18B & FTL-21, Descent Still & Damage to Platform FTL-21 & Bomb FTL-18B (2) |
|
2 Aug 1954 |
| |
9 |
FTL-21, Heavy Mechanical Disconnect (17) |
|
Jun-Aug 1954 |
| |
10 |
FTL-22, (5) |
|
16 Jun 1955/9 Aug 1955 |
| |
11 |
FTL-22, On Plane Prior to Take-Off (3) |
|
17 Mar 1956 |
| |
12 |
FTL-22, Damage on Ring Slot Chutes (5) |
|
25 Sep 1956 |
| |
13 |
FTL-24, T-10 Steerable (1) |
|
9 Dec 1954 |
| |
14 |
FTL-24, Descent Stills (1) |
|
8 Mar 1955 |
| |
15 |
FTL-24 (8) |
|
15 Apr 1955/13 Jul 1955 |
| |
16 |
FTL-24, Live Jumps, Descent Stills (6) |
|
14/28 Sep 1955 |
| |
17 |
FTL-24, Descent Stills of Live Jumps at Mt. Signal (4) |
|
13/18 Oct 1955 |
| |
18 |
FTL-24, Live Jumps with Steerable Parachute (1) |
|
23 Jun 1958 |
| |
19 |
FTL-25, 30’ Automatic Seat Chute (16) |
|
4/9/18 May 1955 |
| |
20 |
FTL-25, Live Jumps at Mt. Signal (1) |
|
23 May 1955 |
| |
21 |
FTL-25, Composite of Automatic Seat Parachute (1) |
|
23 Jan 1956 |
| |
22 |
FTL-26D, 56 Ft. Ringslot (2) |
|
7 Dec 1954 |
| |
23 |
FTL-26D, Descent Still (1) |
|
31 Mar/4 Feb 1955 |
| |
24 |
FTL-26, Damage to 63’ Ring Slot on Drop EC55-423 (4) |
|
12/21 Apr 1955 |
| |
25 |
FTL-26A (2) |
|
Feb/Jun 1955 |
| |
26 |
FTL-26B, Damage (1) |
|
28 Jun 1955 |
| |
27 |
FTL-26B, Descent Still, Drop #152, 67.2 Nom. Dia. Extended Skirt Q2A Final Stage Recovery Chute (3) |
|
14 Feb 1956 |
| |
28 |
FTL-26, Parachute Damage (1) |
|
15 Mar 1957 |
| |
29 |
FTL-27D, 70‘ Ring Slot (2) |
|
Jan-Mar 1955 |
| |
30 |
FTL-28, Descent Still, Drop #1972 (1) |
|
9 Dec 1955 |
| |
31 |
FTL-28B, Descent Still, 67.2 Nom. Dia. Extended Skirt 12A Final Stage Recovery Chute (1) |
|
14 Feb 1956 |
| |
32 |
FTL-28A, Drop #151, Descent Still – Solid Flat Final Stage Recovery Parachute (1) |
|
14 Feb 1956 |
| |
33 |
FTL-28A, Descent Still, Drop #196 (1) |
|
20 Feb 1956 |
| |
34 |
FTL-28B, Descent Still (1) |
|
27 Feb 1956 |
| |
35 |
FTL-28A, Descent Still (1) |
|
27 Feb 1956 |
| |
36 |
FTL-28, Sequence Stills (35) |
|
16 Oct 1956 |
| |
37 |
FTL-28, Parachute Damage (9) |
|
4/26 Mar 1957 |
| |
38 |
FTL-30, Descent (2) |
|
8 Mar 1955 |
| |
39 |
FTL-30D, Damage to Harness (1) |
|
13 Apr 1955 |
| |
40 |
FTL-30, Improved T-10 Reserve (3) |
|
10 Mar 1955 |
| |
41 |
FTL-30, Comparison Drops with Malfunctioned T-10 Canopy (9) |
|
17 Nov 1955 |
| |
42 |
FTL-30, Descent and Damage Stills of FTL-30 (3) |
|
18 Nov 1955 |
| |
43 |
FTL-30D, Damage to Pack (2) |
|
16 May 1956 |
| |
44 |
FTL-34A, 44’ Nominal (1) |
|
29 Dec 1954 |
| |
45 |
FTL-35, Descent Still (3) |
|
23 May 1956 |
| |
46 |
FTL-37, 40’ Conical & 39.6 Nominal (2) |
|
24 Feb 1953 |
| |
47 |
FTL-39, MC-1 Canopy Twisted Line Tests, Descent Stills (1) |
|
4 Jun 1958 |
| |
48 |
FTL-40, Sequence Stills, Drop #9686 (2) |
|
30 Jul 1956 |
| |
49 |
FTL-40, Damage Still, Drop #156-1725 (2) |
|
26 Dec 1956 |
| |
50 |
FTL-40, Sequence Stills (Last 100’ of Descent)(6) |
|
4 Feb 1957 |
| |
51 |
FTL-46, 34 Ft. Ringslot Parachute (4) |
|
n.d. |
| |
52 |
FTL-50, Preliminary Tower Tests (4) |
|
23 Nov 1955 |
| |
53 |
FTL-50, Dummy to be Used at the Whirltower (2) |
|
29 Nov 1955 |
| |
54 |
FTL-50, Damaged Chutes (4) |
|
7/13 Dec 1955 |
| |
55 |
FTL-50, Tests at the Whirltower (4) |
|
16 Dec 1955 |
| |
56 |
FTL-50, Damage Stills (4) |
|
21 Dec 1955 |
| |
57 |
FTL-50, Damaged B-5 Chute at the Whirltower (6) |
|
11-24 Jan 1956 |
| |
58 |
FTL-50, 36 Inch Square Pilot Chute at the Whirltower (2) |
|
19 Jan 1956/2 Feb 1956 |
| |
59 |
FTL-50, Damage to B-5 Chute (1) |
|
29 Mar 1956 |
| |
60 |
FTL-50, Tensiometer Tapes |
|
30 Apr/8 May 1956 |
| |
61 |
FTL-52-2, 750 Gal. Fuel Tank & Associated Pumps (11) |
|
2 Aug 1954 |
| |
62 |
FTL-55, Parachute Harness – General Purpose Parachute (26) |
|
7 Nov 1955 |
| |
63 |
FTL-55A, General Purpose Parachute, Irving, Descent Still (2) |
|
16 May 1957/3 Sep 1957 |
| |
64 |
FTL-55, General Purpose Parachute, Irving, After 40 Wear Tests, Composite of Negs. |
|
29 Aug 1957 |
| 126 |
1 |
FTL-56A, Multi-Stage Parachute Model II, Composite of Descent Stills (1) |
|
18 Apr 1957 |
| |
2 |
FTL-56, Russian Multi-Stage Parachute, Live Jumps, Plane-to-Air Sequence Stills (30) |
|
24 Aug 1957 |
| |
3 |
FTL-57, Improved Air Force Parachute & Standard Air Force Parachute Comparison, Standard Model B-4 & B-5 (On Wearer)(10) |
|
1 Apr 1958 |
| |
4 |
FTL-63A, Damage to B-5 Chute on High Altitude Dummy Drop (2) |
|
22 Mar 1956 |
| |
5 |
FTL-63A, Damage to FTL-63A at 225 Knots, Alt. 7000’ (3) |
|
2 Aug 1956 |
| |
6 |
FTL-69, Damage to Pack after 31 Drops B-1 (12) |
|
30 Aug 1956 |
| |
7 |
FTL-70, Pioneer P7B, Damage Stills (4) |
|
7 Feb 1956 |
| |
8 |
FTL-70, Pioneer, P7B Parachute Pack & Harness (On Model)(1) |
|
31 May 1957 |
| |
9 |
FTL-77, Reliable Deployment, Reserve Parachute, Descent Still (5) |
|
Aug/Sep 1957 |
| |
10 |
FTL-85, CMPOC-26 Canopy (2) |
|
3 Oct 1956 |
| |
11 |
FTL-93, Descent Stills (3) |
|
6 Nov 1956 |
| |
12 |
FTL-94, Runway Ejection Test (Composite)(1) |
|
30 Aug 1957 |
| |
13 |
FTL-94, Packing Procedures for C-9 Canopy Without Quarterbag (18) |
|
10 Jan 1957 |
| |
14 |
FTL-94F, Improved C-9 Canopies (8) |
|
13 Feb 1957 |
| |
15 |
FTL-94G, Descent Stills (1) |
|
20 Feb 1957 |
| |
16 |
FTL-101, F-104 Ejection Seat Mock-Up (5) |
|
20 Nov 1956 |
| |
17 |
FTL-101, Descent Stills of Pilot Chute in Drying Tower (9) |
|
21 Jan 1957 |
| |
18 |
FTL-101, Canopy Damage, Whirltower Drop at 150 Knots, 400 lbs. (1) |
|
19 Feb 1957 |
| |
19 |
FTL-101, Test Drops in Drying Tower, Descent Stills (3) |
|
4 Mar 1957 |
| |
20 |
FTL-101, Packing Procedure, Pilot Chute Tests (8) |
|
6 Mar 1957 |
| |
21 |
FTL-114, Damage Due to Broken Risers (3) |
|
18 Apr 1957 |
| |
22 |
FTL-123, Quarterbag Damage (Composite of 2)(1) |
|
30 Apr 1957 |
| |
23 |
FTL-127, Convair “B” Seat Parachute System (2) |
|
28 Aug 1958 |
| |
24 |
FTL-128, B-5 Modified Parachute Pack, Models I & II (4) |
|
30 Sep 1958 |
| |
25 |
FTL-128, X-15 Parachute System, Parachute Inflation Sequence Showing Inversion of C-9 Canopy (1) |
|
14 Dec 1959 |
| |
26 |
FTL-129, Twisted Line Test of MC-1 Canopy, Sequence Still (1) |
|
29 Apr 1958 |
| |
27 |
FTL-177, Modified B-5 Harness Used for Test Jumps (5) |
|
29 Oct/15 Dec 1959 |
| |
28 |
FTL-177, Modified B-5 Harness (3) |
|
18 Feb 1960/24 Jun 1960/27 Jul 1960 |
| |
29 |
FTL-204, Live Jump of Model “B” Seat, Sequence of Events During Live Jump Test (1) |
|
19 Oct 1960 |
| |
30 |
FTL-214, Nose Capsule Recovery, Whirltower Test #7587 (4) |
|
29 Mar 1961 |
| |
31 |
FTL-214, Nose Capsule Recovery (18) |
|
7 Jul 1961 |
| |
32 |
FTL-214, Nose Capsule Recovery (15) |
|
11 Jul 1961 |
| |
33 |
FTL-214, Nose Capsule Recovery, Modified Cylindrical Vehicle (7) |
|
28 Jul 1961 |
| |
34 |
FTL-214, Nose Capsule Recovery, 71.5 Ft. Ring Slot Parachute After Drops Test (2) |
|
15 Sep 1961 |
| |
35 |
FTL-214, Nose Capsule Recovery, Drop Test (12) |
|
22 Sep 1961 |
| |
36 |
FTL-221, Lockheed Project One, 173 Lb. Weight Bomb Rigged for Drop |
|
22 Aug 1961 127 |
| 127 |
1 |
WADC-1, XB-5 Parachute, Packing Procedure (2) |
|
2 Feb 1952 |
| |
2 |
WADC-1, T-10 Parachute (5) |
|
19/26 Mar 1952 |
| |
3 |
WADC-1, XT-10 Parachute (14) (File 1 of 2) |
|
29 Apr 1952 |
| |
4 |
WADC-1, XT-10 Parachute (14) (File 2 of 2) |
|
29 Apr 1952 |
| |
5 |
WADC-1, Snap Fastener, Parachute Static Line (1) |
|
12 May 1953 |
| |
6 |
WADC-1, XB-5 Para Pack (1) |
|
9 Oct 1953 |
| |
7 |
WADC-12, Experimental XB-5 Parachute Packing (4) |
|
22 May 1952 |
| |
8 |
WADC-12, T-10 Parachute (8) |
|
Jul/Nov 1952 |
| |
9 |
WADC-12, Folding Canopy (1) |
|
2 Oct 1952 |
| |
10 |
WADC-41, Folding and Stowing of Parachute Lines & Canopy (12) |
|
7 Jun 1954 |
| |
11 |
WADC-41, Rigging Instructions – Pilot Chute Bridle (7) |
|
1 Feb 1955 |
| |
12 |
WADC-41, Pilot Chute Tacking (1) |
|
2 May 1955 |
| |
13 |
WADC-41, T-10 Parachute Static Line (16) |
|
13/14 Jul 1955 |
| |
14 |
WADC-41, Automatic Seat Style Parachute (35) |
|
25 Jul 1955 |
| |
15 |
WADC-41, Rescue Parachute (3) |
|
8 Sep 1955 |
| |
16 |
WADC-41, Parachute Lanyard, Installation & Location (2) |
|
1 Nov 1955 |
| |
17 |
WADC-41, Automatic Seat Style Parachute (11) |
|
10 Jan 1956 |
| |
18 |
WADC-46, Modified B-5 Parachute (1) |
|
12 Dec 1956 |
| |
19 |
G-HADC, Dummys Being Launched from a Horizontal Position (1) |
|
11 Jun 1957 |
| |
20 |
Sub Order Report 52-24 (14) |
|
Jun/Jul 1954 |
|
| |
21 |
Sub Order Report 52-55, Beacon Container (2) |
|
4/5 May 1953 |
| |
22 |
Sub Order Report 52-96, Lambert Parachute (1) |
|
27 Jul 1954 |
| |
23 |
Sub Order Report 52-100, 24 Ft. Ringslot Parachute (1) |
|
17 Jun 1952 |
| |
24 |
Sub Order Report 52-107, 40 Ft. Chute Drop (1) |
|
2 Feb 1953 |
| |
25 |
Sub Order 53-7, 66 Ft. Nom., 1700 Lb. Bomb (1) |
|
21 Jul 1953 |
| |
26 |
Sub Order 53-12, 28 Ft. Standard Flat Parachute, C-9 Canopy (6) |
|
Jan-Mar 1954 |
| |
27 |
Sub Order 53-13, Windblast B-5 Parachute (2) |
|
10 Aug 1954 |
| |
28 |
Sub Order 53-24 Report (1) |
|
2 Jun 1954 |
| |
29 |
Sub Order 53-26, 24 Ft. Flat Chute (2) |
|
10 Feb 1954 |
| |
30 |
Sub Order 53-27, 500 Lb. Cargo Parachute (2) |
|
Jan/Mar 1954 |
| |
31 |
Sub Order 53-32, British MK-6 Chute (1) |
|
4 Sep 1953 |
| |
32 |
Sub Order 53-38, Steerable Parachute (8) |
|
1953-1954 |
| |
33 |
Sub Order 53-38, Descent Stills, Steerable Parachute (9) |
|
1954 |
| |
34 |
Sub Order 53-39, F-7B Pioneer Parachute Drop (1) |
|
27 Jul 1955 |
| |
35 |
Sub Order 53-41, Descent Still (1) |
|
23 Feb 1954 |
| |
36 |
Sub Order 53-42, G-12B Parachute Cluster Tests (2) |
|
4 Nov 1953 |
| |
37 |
Sub Order 53-109, Lockheed Platform (4) |
|
15/22 Oct 1954 |
| |
38 |
Sub Order 54-4, Portable Gasoline Engine Pump, Cap. 225 GPM (4) |
|
Apr 1954 |
| |
39 |
Sub Order 54-11, Heavy Mechanical Disconnet Clusters (1) |
|
7 Jun 1954 |
| |
40 |
Sub Order 59-54 Report (1) |
|
29 Oct 1954 |
| |
41 |
Descent Still of Sch. 8-56 (3) |
|
27 Feb 1956 |
| |
42 |
Sch. 24-56, Descent Stills and Center Vent Adjustment (5) |
|
17/30 Mar 1956, 9 May 1956 |
| |
43 |
Sch. 26-54, Mult-Vent Parachute (1) |
|
26 Jul 1954 |
| |
43 |
Parachute Handbook Photographs, Chapter 5 (11) |
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Jan 1977 |
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Types of Parachutes |
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| 128 |
1 |
Comparison Tests of X-5 Harness (4) |
|
13 Jan 1955 |
| |
2 |
Type A-4 Parachute (19) |
|
1944-1945 |
| |
3 |
Type A-4 Parachute (15) |
|
1944-1945 |
| |
4 |
Type A-4 Parachute (15) |
|
1944-1945 |
| |
5 |
Type A-4 Parachute Drops (16) |
|
1944-1945 |
| |
6 |
Type A-5 Parachute (1) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
7 |
XB-5 Parachute (17) |
|
1952 |
| |
8 |
B-5 Parachute (7) |
|
29 Dec 1954/12 Jan 1956 |
| |
9 |
B-5 Parachute Canopy Damage (12) |
|
4 Apr 1955/11 Jan 1956 |
| |
10 |
B-7 Parachute (16) |
|
1944-1945 |
| |
11 |
B-8 Parachute (19) |
|
1944 |
| |
12 |
B-8 Para-Raft Combination (10) |
|
May/Aug 1944 |
| |
13 |
B-8 Parachute, Bal Turret Gunners’ with Conical Canopy (3) |
|
11 Jul 1945 |
| |
14 |
Comparison of Standard B-8 and Modified B-8 and B-10 Parachutes Containing 28 Ft. Diameter Canopies (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
15 |
Comparison of Parachute Packs, Type B-9 & B-8 (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
16 |
B-9 Back Style Parachute (3) |
|
c.a.1945 |
| |
17 |
XB-10 Parachute Assembly (6) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
18 |
B-10 Parachute (11) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
19 |
B-12 Parachute Harness (1) |
|
26 Jan 1950 |
| |
20 |
XB-14 Parachute, Pack Assembly (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
21 |
BA-18, Oxygen Bottle Installation – USAF Bail Out Chute, Back Style (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
22 |
B-30 Eagle Parachute (7) |
|
1940 |
| |
23 |
C-9 Parachute (9) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
24 |
C-9, 28 Ft. Flat Circular Canopy (10) |
|
c.a.1960 |
| |
25 |
Packing C-9 Parachute in ¼ Deployment Bag (18) |
|
n.d. |
| |
26 |
XP-5 Bridal Cord (2) |
|
26 Sep 1952 |
| |
27 |
Damage to X5-5 Chute (2) |
|
19 Feb 1953 |
| |
28 |
Automatic “SA” Series Seat Style Parachute System (2) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
29 |
S-1 Parachute Pack (4) |
|
1933-1939 |
| |
30 |
S-1 Parachute (13) |
|
c.a.1946 |
| |
31 |
S-5 Parachute (16) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
32 |
Experimental XS-6 Parachute Assembly (3) |
|
n.d. |
| |
33 |
T-5 Troop Type Parachute (9) |
|
n.d. |
| |
34 |
T-7 Assembly (2) |
|
3 Feb 1954 |
| |
35 |
T-9 Pilot Chute (4) |
|
2 Apr 1956 |
| |
36 |
T-9, Parachute Packing Operation (10) |
|
2 Jun 1950 |
| |
37 |
T-10 Parachute, Procedures for Making/Converting Harness for Use with Slip Risers (14) |
|
n.d. |
| |
38 |
T-10 Harness, Para Rescue Para Pack (4) |
|
6 Oct 1953 |
| |
39 |
T-10 Parachute Packed and with Reserve (3) |
|
3 Feb 1954 |
| |
40 |
T-10 Static Line Sewing Test (2) |
|
22 Mar 1954 |
| |
41 |
T-10 Harness Modifications for Slip Risers (12) |
|
16 Jun 1954 |
| |
42 |
T-10 Parachute Descent Stills (27) |
|
1954 |
| |
43 |
Sequence of T-10 Parachute Opening (28) |
|
Mar 1956 |
| |
44 |
C-119 Deck Shots of Jumps – T-10 Opening (8) |
|
Mar 1956 |
| |
45 |
Damage to T-10 Parachute (6) |
|
1954-1955 |
| |
46 |
AN6510, Parachute, Seat Type (8) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| 129 |
1 |
Aeroconic Canopy Packing Procedure (6) |
|
20 Sep/7 Oct 1977 |
| |
2 |
Air Foil Chute (4) |
|
18 May 1956 |
| |
3 |
Annular Mid-air Retrieval Parachute Canopy (8) |
|
n.d. |
| |
4 |
Automatic Inflation Modulation (AIM) Parachute (4) |
|
n.d. |
| |
5 |
Artic Chute, 28 Ft. (1) |
|
28 May 1952 |
| |
6 |
Guy Ball Puckered Vents (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
7 |
Chair Chutes – Various (Makers not Identified) (9) |
|
c.a.1930-1940s |
| |
8 |
Chair Chute Installations – Various (Makers not Identified) |
|
c.a.1930-1940s |
| |
9 |
Fairchild Chair Chute Equipped with Quick Attachable Chute Pack (4) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
10 |
Warren McArthur Cabin Chair (3) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
11 |
Piper Chair Chute (2) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
12 |
Switlik Chair Chute (10) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
13 |
Cherie May Parachute – Descent & Ground Inflation (7) |
|
Apr 1953/Mar 1956 |
| |
14 |
32 Ft. Derry Type Parachute (2) |
|
14 Oct 1954 |
|
| |
15 |
Elastic Line Chute Testing (12) |
|
Aug-Sep 1954 |
| |
16 |
Elliott Canopy Parachute (8) |
|
Dec 1945 |
| |
17 |
Experimental Parachute Pack (Combined Seat & Back) (4) |
|
n.d. |
| |
18 |
Experimetal Canopy (Provides Stability & Reduces Oscillation) (3) |
|
n.d. |
| |
19 |
Extended Skirt Parachute (9) |
|
1948-1952 |
| |
20 |
ESL Type Parachute (4) |
|
14 Oct 1953/14 Oct 1954 |
| |
21 |
FIST Ribbon Parachutes (19) |
|
1953-1954 |
| |
22 |
Hart Type Parachute (26) |
|
1944-1945 |
| |
23 |
Damage to 32 Ft. Chute Modified to Hart Design (4) |
|
6 Oct 1953 |
| |
24 |
Jahn Type Parachute (25) |
|
1944-1945 |
| |
25 |
Jalbert Airfoil (4) |
|
Mar 1964/Jan 1976 |
| |
26 |
Mylar Chute – Hattan Reefing – Packing Procedure & Damage to Mylar Canopy (10) |
|
7 Feb 1956 |
| |
27 |
Damage to Mylar Chutes (9) |
|
23 May 1956/4 Apr 1957 |
| |
28 |
Para-Commander Parachute (6) |
|
c.a.1970s |
| |
29 |
Parafoil Parachute (3) |
|
n.d. |
| |
30 |
Parawing/Sailwing Precision Airdrop Recovery System Test (4) |
|
c.a.1960s |
| |
31 |
Personnel Guide Surface Parachutes (13) |
|
1954-1957 |
| |
32 |
Pilot Chutes (6) |
|
6 Jan/9 Nov 1954 |
| |
33 |
Ribbon Chutes (4) |
|
1953-1954 |
| |
34 |
Ringslot Parachutes (17) |
|
1953-1956 |
| |
35 |
Russell “Lobe” Parachute Packing (File 1 of 2) (13) |
|
n.d. |
| |
36 |
Russell “Lobe” Parachute Packing (File 2 of 2) (13) |
|
n.d. |
| |
37 |
Russell “Lobe” Parachute – Dummy Model (6) |
|
n.d. |
| |
38 |
Russell “Lobe” Parachute – Modern Testing (21) |
|
n.d. |
| |
39 |
Schade Controlled Parachute Opening (8) |
|
22 Sep 1954 |
| |
40 |
Schade Back Type Parachute (23) |
|
29 Sep 1954 |
| |
41 |
Schade Back Type Parachute (5) |
|
12/22 Nov 1954 |
| |
42 |
Experimental Seat Type Parachute (8) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
43 |
Automatic Seat Style Parachute (17) |
|
1955-1956 |
| |
44 |
Seat Style Parachute – Detail Photos (17) |
|
n.d. |
| |
45 |
“Tojo Cut” Canopy Chute (1) |
|
13 Oct 1955 |
| |
46 |
Triangle Parachutes (13) |
|
n.d. |
| |
47 |
Triangle Parachutes (22) |
|
n.d. |
| |
48 |
Triangle Parachute – Hoffman Pilot Chute (5) |
|
n.d. |
| |
49 |
Volf “Cone” Parachute (17) |
|
1942 |
| 130 |
1 |
4.75 High Strength Canopy - Broken Suspension Lines & Riser (2) |
|
2 Jul 1952 |
| |
2 |
22 Ft. Squares with Fiberglass Containers (2) |
|
5 Feb 1953 |
| |
3 |
28 Ft. Diameter Flat Circular Chute (3) |
|
2 Sep 1953/23 Feb 1954 |
| |
4 |
Standard 28 Ft. Repaired Canopy (1) |
|
2 May 1946 |
| |
5 |
30 Ft. Personel Lightweight Parachute (2) |
|
Feb 1954 |
| |
6 |
Damage – Deployment 32 FCH-1 (1) |
|
3 Nov 1953 |
| |
7 |
40 Ft. Square Parachute (5) |
|
1952-1956 |
| |
8 |
40 Ft. Conical Parachute (2) |
|
6 Jun 1955 |
| |
9 |
66 Ft. Nominal Chute (8) |
|
1953-1954 |
| |
10 |
88 Ft. Nominal Parachute (1) |
|
10 Nov 1952 |
| |
11 |
Aerojet General – Aerobee (21) |
|
c.a.1960 |
| |
12 |
Dayton Wymer Co. – Experimental Canopy Release (13) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
13 |
Douglas Aircraft Co. – Model Two Rigid Parachute Pack & NPU Model 4Rigid Parachute Pack (7) |
|
6 Jan 1955 |
| |
14 |
Irving Safety Chute (1) |
|
c.a.1920s |
| |
15 |
Irving Quick Attachable Parachute (1) |
|
8 Feb 1939 |
| |
16 |
Irvin Air Chute Chair (1) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
17 |
Irvin Air Chute Co. – Components of Recovery System for Ejection Seat (1) |
|
Apr 1958 |
|
| |
18 |
Irvin Research and Development Center (9) |
|
Apr 1958 |
| |
19 |
Irving Air Chute Co. – Plastic Parachute (6) |
|
May 1958 |
| |
20 |
Irving Air Chute Co. of Great Britain Factory (11) |
|
1961 |
| |
21 |
Irvin Air Chute Divestible Harness (1) |
|
5 Jan 1961 |
| |
22 |
Irvin Air Chute Co. – F-104 Ejectable Nose Capsule, Whirltower Test (2) |
|
29 Mar 1961 |
| |
23 |
Irvin R & D Center – Water Law Tests, FIST Ribbon Parachute (7) |
|
3 Jun 1961 |
| |
24 |
Irvin Back/Seat Pack (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
25 |
Irvin Experimental Troop Type Parachute with Single Point Release (7) |
|
n.d. |
| |
26 |
Irving Air Chute Co. Automatic Parachute Opener, Model X. MK, 7Q (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
27 |
Irvin Air Chute Co. – Parachute Jump, Seat Type (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
28 |
Northrop Ventura – Skysail Parachute with Ringsail Canopy (3) |
|
c.a.1960s |
| |
29 |
Northrop Ventura – Unknown Emergency Personnel Parachute System With Survival gear Stowed in Side Compartments (23) |
|
c.a.1963 |
| |
30 |
Northrop Ventura – “Clover Leaf” High Altitude Parachute for Precision Airdrop (1) |
|
c.a.1964 |
| |
31 |
Recovery System for Martin-Baker Parachute (3) |
|
n.d. |
| |
32 |
Pioneer Parachute P-1B (1) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
33 |
Pioneer Plant Model P1-B-24 and P2-B-24 (3) |
|
8 Aug 1940 |
| |
34 |
Pioneer P-7B Parachute (10) |
|
Aug/Oct 1953 |
| |
35 |
Damage to P-7B Parachute After Drops (6) |
|
Mar /Apr 1954 |
| |
36 |
DC-8 Packing & Pioneer Sport Chuter (54) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
37 |
Standard Circular vs Pioneer Square Type Canopies (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
38 |
G.Q. Security Parachutes (10) |
|
n.d. |
| |
39 |
Descent Still of Wills PR3 (1) |
|
3 May 1954 |
| |
40 |
Switlik Parachute Co. – Parachute Production (9) |
|
n.d. |
| |
41 |
Switlik vs Standard Canopy (2) |
|
22 Mar 1946 |
| |
42 |
Switlik 26 Ft. 22 Gore Conical (3) |
|
12/13 Oct 1953 |
| |
43 |
Packing Instructions for Switlik S-600 Parachute (28) |
|
29 Sep 1960 |
| |
44 |
Switlik – Parachute Harness with Quick Release (5) |
|
n.d. |
| |
45 |
Russ Wheeler Sport Parachutes – Display Photo (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
46 |
British Back Parachute, Type MK-6 (5) |
|
1953-1954 |
| |
47 |
Letchworth, England Parachute Plant (6) |
|
1927 |
| |
48 |
Canadian Parachutes (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
49 |
Egyptian Paratroopers (2) |
|
1952 |
| |
50 |
Finnish Paratrooper Landing (1) |
|
19 Aug 1960 |
| |
51 |
26 Ft. French Conical Parachute (5) |
|
Mar 1954 |
| |
52 |
German Type Parachutes and Parts (2) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
53 |
German Ribbon Type Parachute (13) |
|
1945 |
| |
54 |
German Ribbon Chute – Col. Stewart’s Jump at Lake Erie (12) |
|
10 Aug 1945 |
| |
55 |
Autoflug Plant, Germany (1) |
|
n.d. |
| 131 |
1 |
Italian Chutes (8)(Includes Negatives) |
|
n.d. |
| |
2 |
Japanese Cargo Parachute – Nanoka Chute (5) |
|
13 Aug 1953/13 Jan 1954 |
| |
3 |
Parachute Test on Polish Chute & Automatic Release (File 1 of 2)(18) |
|
n.d. |
| |
4 |
Parachute Test on Polish Chute & Automatic Release (File 2 of 2)(17) |
|
n.d. |
| |
5 |
Russian Paratroopers (4) |
|
1940-1941 |
| |
6 |
Yugoslav Type PT-05-G Parachute (6) |
|
2 Apr 1959 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Parachutes Packs, Harnesses, Hardware, and Miscellaneous Equipment |
|
|
| |
7 |
Launching Chutes on Parachute Troop Airplane (4) |
|
n.d. |
| |
8 |
Litter Launching Device – Parachute (9) |
|
n.d. |
| |
9 |
Back Pack (Unknown Kind) (5) |
|
n.d. |
| |
10 |
Back Style Chute and Survival Kit for an Ejection Seat Application (5) |
|
n.d. |
| |
11 |
Packing Photos of Lines & Risers for Heavy Duty Parachute (10) |
|
n.d. |
| |
12 |
One Point Release Harness (1) |
|
10 Aug 1955 |
| |
13 |
Harness Type “B” MK (3) |
|
12 Dec 1977 |
| |
14 |
Parachute Hardware (10) |
|
17 Oct 1946 |
| |
15 |
USAF Parachute Hardware (1) |
|
c.a.1970s |
| |
16 |
Hardware for Personnel Parachute (Handbook) (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
17 |
Automatic Timer Firing #16843 (3) |
|
4 Nov 1952 |
| |
19 |
Douglas Chute Connector Fitting After Test Assy. B (4) |
|
5 Nov 1953 |
| |
19 |
QAC Harness (16) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
20 |
Ejector Snap (3) |
|
n.d. |
| |
21 |
Composite Photo – Restraint and Automatic Release System (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
22 |
Clevis for 3 Parachute Cluster, Deceleration Assembly (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
23 |
Pilot Chute Spring retainer – Prior to Packing a Pack (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
24 |
Experimental Canopy Release (7) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
25 |
Experimental Personnel Parachute Canopy Release (6) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
26 |
“Koch” Personnel Parachute Canopy Release – Early Prototype Tensile Test Photos (5) |
|
c.a.1960s |
| |
27 |
Suspension Line to Riser Connector Link (2) |
|
19 Oct 1951 |
| |
28 |
Test Specimen 6-Ply 20,000 Lb. Webbing (2) |
|
14 Jan 1955 |
| |
29 |
Reefing Line Junction (1) |
|
31 Jan 1955 |
| |
30 |
R 7541-529 Gores 36 & 61 (5) |
|
n.d. |
| |
31 |
Reefing Cutters (7) |
|
Aug 1966 |
| |
32 |
AMEL Seat-Type Parachute Pack Incorporating an F-1A Automatic Parachute Ripcord Release – Photos Show Packing Procedure and Ripcord Release System (26) |
|
Mar 1955 |
| |
33 |
F-1B Automatic Ripcord Release (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
34 |
Tensiometer Testing Machines (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
35 |
Copy Tensiometer Tapes (1) |
|
20 Jan 1954 |
| |
36 |
Tensiometer Tapes (16) |
|
1955-1956 |
| |
37 |
Tensiometer Tapes (2) |
|
13 Sep 1955 |
| |
38 |
Combination Back and Seat Type Experimental Parachute Pack (4) |
|
n.d. |
| |
39 |
Pack Assembly, Seat, 28 Ft. Ripstop (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
40 |
Harness Test (20) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
41 |
Experimental Hip Loop and Harness Sling 92) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
42 |
Harness Assembly – Experimental Lightweight (4) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
43 |
Nurse’s Harness, Experimental Bandoleer Type (1) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
44 |
Wilson “Quick Release” Harness (2) |
|
1944 |
| |
45 |
AF Parachute Assembly – General Purpose (1) |
|
1 May 1957 |
| |
46 |
Thin Pack, Back Pack Parachute (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
47 |
Parachute Packs & Harnesses (6) |
|
n.d. |
| |
48 |
Experimental Troop Parachute Harness Release (Rite Type)(4) |
|
n.d. |
| |
49 |
1 Piece ¼ Bag (2) |
|
28 May 1953 |
| |
50 |
Exposure Suits (5) |
|
c.a.1953 |
| |
51 |
Two-Man Parabag (8) |
|
1945 |
| |
52 |
Pa-Pa Rescue Parachute – Front & Back Views (2) |
|
22 Jun 1954 |
| |
53 |
Separable Back Pack (1) |
|
6 Dec 1956 |
| |
54 |
600th Jump in Goodrich Pressure Suit (6) |
|
18 Sep 1956 |
| |
55 |
Live Jump Addison PRI T1 Sch. #13-56 Pressure Suit (2) |
|
31 Sep 1956 |
| |
56 |
CIA Partial Pressure Suit (1) |
|
17 Jul 1957 |
| |
57 |
Live Jump by Smith in T-1 Pressure Suit (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
58 |
Combination Parachute & Life Preserver (Flotation) Suit – Wright Field Experimental (3) |
|
c.a.1940s |
| |
59 |
Parachute, Type AN6513-1A Life Raft (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
60 |
KD2U Parapack Assembly (4) |
|
2 Oct 1959 |
| |
61 |
Parachutist Equipped with Full Gear –Pressure Suit, Exposure Suit, Life Preserver, B-4 Parachute (1) |
|
22 Mar 1955 |
| |
62 |
Smokejumper Equipment (9) |
|
1973 |
| |
63 |
Stirrup Harness After Drop Test (1) |
|
27 Apr 1944 |
| |
64 |
Parachute Ripcord Assemblies (1) |
|
21 Dec 1948 |
| |
65 |
Parachute/Seat Cushion with Personnel Lowering Device (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Miscellaneous Parachute Testing |
|
|
| 132 |
1 |
Parachute Jump at McDill Field into Tampa Bay (Index) (File 1 of 4) |
|
1944 |
| |
2 |
Parachute Jump at McDill Field into Tampa Bay (File 2 of 4) (14) |
|
1944 |
| |
3 |
Parachute Jump at McDill Field into Tampa Bay (File 3 of 4) (13) |
|
1944 |
| |
4 |
Parachute Jump at McDill Field into Tampa Bay (File 4 of 4) (12) |
|
1944 |
| |
5 |
MS-2520, Jump # 8 from C-119 (3) |
|
7 Jul 1949 |
| |
6 |
Descent Still – Personnel Parachute Fitted with Experimental Steering Vent Extensions (1) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
7 |
Damage to AF Drops (6) |
|
Mar/Jul 1952 |
| |
8 |
Descent Stills – 56 Ft. 2 Sec. Delay Reefing (3) |
|
12 Nov 1954 |
| |
9 |
Descent Stills – Tojo Program (11) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
10 |
Fairchild C-82 Packet, Live Jump from C-119 (12) |
|
c.a.1952 |
| |
11 |
Radio Plane Chute Drops (6) |
|
Jun/Jul 1952 |
| |
12 |
Cut on Chief Glover’s Face Caused by Parachute (2) |
|
23 Oct 1952 |
| |
13 |
Live Jumps Over Signal Mountain (3) |
|
31 Oct 1952 |
| |
14 |
Live Jump over Salton Sea (1) |
|
30 Jan 1953 |
| |
15 |
Dummy Drops with DG-1 & DG-2 Parachutes (6) |
|
13 Oct 1953 |
| |
16 |
Descent Stills of Standard E-1 Type Chutes (8) |
|
14 Oct 1953 |
| |
17 |
Descent Still of GSP Chute Drop (3) |
|
27 Oct 1953 |
| |
18 |
Descent Stills – Steerable Chute (3) |
|
27-29 Oct 1953 |
| |
19 |
Descent Stills – DGM2 Steerable Parachute (2) |
|
4/24 Nov 1953 |
| |
20 |
Descent Still – Stable Stearhole DG-3 (2) |
|
9 Dec 1953 |
| |
21 |
Descent Stills of Ultimate Drop Test Condition G11-A Parachute (4) |
|
6 Apr 1954 |
| |
22 |
Descent Stills of AF Jumpers (3) |
|
13 May 1954 |
| |
23 |
Descent Stills of Dummy Drops (2) |
|
24 May 1954 |
| |
24 |
Live Jumps, Mt. Signal, 4000 Ft. (3) |
|
27 May 1954 |
| |
25 |
AF Live Jumps at Mt. Signal (3) |
|
3 Jun 1954 |
| |
26 |
Damage to High Speed Dummy Drops, 350 Knots (1) |
|
29 Jul 1954 |
| |
27 |
Descent Still, Drop 43-74 (1) |
|
8 Nov 1954 |
| |
28 |
F3D Drop, 400 Kts. (1) |
|
5 Jan 1955 |
| |
29 |
Line Over Damage to Live Jump Chute (5) |
|
3 Feb 1955 |
| |
30 |
Live Jump – Seat Type Global Survival Kits (26) |
|
29 Nov 1956 |
| |
31 |
Mitch Kanowski’s “Narrow Escape” (5) |
|
26 Jun 1957 |
| |
32 |
Modified Maneuverable Personnel Parachute System (6) |
|
1965-1967 |
| |
33 |
Live Man-Tow at Joint Parachute Test Facility (1) |
|
3 Jun 1971 |
| |
34 |
Mid-Air Retrieval of Parachute Recovery System – Unknown System (5) |
|
n.d. |
| |
35 |
Semi Inversion of Parachute (1) |
|
1959 |
| |
36 |
Parachute Canopy – Inversion Sequence – Unknown Parachute (8) |
|
n.d. |
| |
37 |
Morter Launch of Pioneer Parachute System for Ultra Lights (8) |
|
1982 |
| |
38 |
Landing with Main & Reserve Parachute Canopies Open (1) |
|
n.d. |
| |
39 |
Project SF2P, Physiological Studies of Military Parachutists via FM/FM Telemetry (3) |
|
3 Feb 1972 |
| |
40 |
Human Head & Neck Response to Multi-Axis Accelerations During Parachuting “Complete Suit-up Procedures” (3) |
|
4 Apr 1977 |
| |
41 |
Navy Pilot Parachutes (Type A3, NPU-53-144, PA-7) (2) |
|
23 Aug 1957 |
| |
42 |
52 Inch Drogue Chute, 75 Knots – Sequence Composite (1) |
|
9 Sep 1957 |
| |
43 |
Flap Torn from Pack Assembly (2) |
|
21 Oct 1952 |
| |
44 |
Using Control Lines (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
45 |
Effect of Incendiary Bullets on Parachute Canopy Silk (2) |
|
n.d. |
| |
46 |
Composite Color Print of Hi-Glide Ratio Canopies (2) (Plus Neg.) |
|
Sep 1969 |
| |
47 |
Balloon Launch WS117L, NR-1 (1) |
|
25 Mar 1960 |
| |
48 |
Pilotless Aircraft (2) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
49 |
Navy Testing of Water Deflation Pockets (5) |
|
n.d. |
| |
50 |
Navy Testing – Designs to Improve Canopy Stability and Steerability (22) |
|
n.d. |
| |
51 |
Checking the “Cap” Elastics on the “Pressure Relief” Canopy Prior to Testing (1) |
|
24 Feb 1948 |
| |
52 |
First Suspension Test – U.S. Navy (25) |
|
n.d. |
| |
53 |
Second Suspension Tests (Mod II & XV) – U.S. Navy (23) |
|
n.d. |
| |
54 |
Twisted Line Tests (11) |
|
1935 |
| |
55 |
Evaluation of New Recovery Hooks (3) |
|
13 Oct 1960 |
| |
56 |
Ltra Fast Opening Parachute Test (1) |
|
1957 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Ejection Seat Testing |
|
|
| 133 |
1 |
Ejection Seat Rocket Sled Testing, Holloman AFB, NM (2) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
2 |
Early Martin-Baker Ejection Seat (1) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
3 |
Ejection Seat Testing (9) |
|
c.a.1950s |
| |
4 |
Guide Surface Drogue for Ejection Seat – Fully Deployed (1) |
|
19 May 1950 |
| |
5 |
Ejection Seat – Live Jump (1) |
|
8 Jan 1953 |
| |
6 |
Sequence Stills of Ejection Seat on Runway 6 (T-33) (11) |
|
27 Aug 1956 |
| |
7 |
F-111 crew Module, 70 Ft. Ring Sail (1) |
|
c.a.1960s |
| |
8 |
Live Ejection from Naval Aircraft (3) |
|
c.a.1960s |
| |
9 |
Rocket Ejection Seat Firing from Top of Drop Tower, Naval Parachute Facility (1) |
|
11 Jul 1963 |
| |
10 |
ACES II Ejection Seat (1) |
|
c.a.1980s |
| |
11 |
F-1 |
