Pilot Chute from World War II
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1942
name: label: Created by
content: Pacific Parachute Company, American, 1942 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place made
content: San Diego, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Herman Warren, Jr. in memory of Howard "Skippy" Smith and Herman Warren Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.156
objectType: label: Type
content: parachutes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: nylon , twine and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 x 18 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (12.7 x 47.6 x 47.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Relaxed): 30 x 16 x 14 in. (76.2 x 40.6 x 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 30 x 25 x 24 in. (76.2 x 63.5 x 61 cm)