First Army Maneuvers in the Carolinas... The air is filled with parachutists in an attack on Pope Field, Fort Bragg, North Carolina In the forgeground, a trooper has already landed, and is running toward a chite which he sees coming down beraing fighting equipment.
Provenance
Gift of Robert Knoll. From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
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.
Sky troops - Their chutes billowing out as they descend, nine U. S. Marine Corps parachutists start a quick journey earthward from a transport plane. The descend was one of the six "static line" jumps required of every student before he can qualify as aparachutist. Practice jumps are ordinarily made from a height of about 1000 feet, while compat jumps are made from a much lesser height. These men, thier chutes, opened automatically by the "static line" inside the plane, cleared the ship in about six seconds, the photo was made at the USMC Parachute School, New River, N. C. , where the men were taking a six-week course.
Provenance
Gift of Robert Knoll. From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
"Smoke jumper" descends to a forest fire at the rate of about 12 feet per second. He grasps the front risers to slip the 'chute and descend faster, so that he will land closer to his objective. From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
Chet Derry coming in to land within 70 feet of the target on open ridge near Black Pine Lake. Note right guide line and lobe still being held down. Chelan National Forest, Washington. Taken by Walter Anderson - November 1939." From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
