Training Marine Corps parachute troopers at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey. At an interval of less than a second apart, the parachute troopers hurl themselves out into space. Most jumping is done from an altitude of 750 feet, allowing a count of ten to fall free from the ship. If the first chute fials to open by that time, each man has an emergency schute he can use allowing him apporximately four seconds in which to open it and fall to earth.
Provenance
Gift of Robert Knoll. From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
Committee to choose a site for the new Municipal Airport included members of Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, American Business Club and Lancaster Aero Club. Pictured left to right are Jesse P. Jones, Sumner L. Brown, George P. Luckey, A.D. Howry, John H. Carter, Charles B. Weise, F.K. Brinkman, W.S. Raub, H.M. Hersh, William D. Grant, S.R. Slaymaker and G.W. Birrell. Photo take December 7, 1929. William Grant, Christiana businessman and president of Lancaster Airways, Inc. was killed in an auto accident three days later.
Group of standing in front of a row of Piper Cub airplanes. Identified are, back row, left to right: Frederick Klein, Roy Geltz, Bruce Boggs, Jessie Jones, Abe Snavely, ?, George Ritnour, ? Sterner. Front row, left to right: Helen Jones, Clyde Grissinger, and Beverly Snavely. Phortgraph taken at the Lancaster Airport.
