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The "Eagle" parachute : an interesting unique personnel parachute of the 1940s

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1188
Author
Gold, David.
Date of Publication
1984.
The "Eagle" Parachute -an Interesting Unique Personnel Parachute of the 1940s by David Gold The "Eagle" Personnel Parachute, one of the first successful "steerable" personnel parachutes, was introduced to the aviation world in the late 1930's. Early models included a seat pack type, a chest pack
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by David Gold.
Author
Gold, David.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
86-107 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 88, no. 3
Subjects
Follmer, Clogg & Company (Lancaster, Pa.)
Eagle Parachute Company.
Parachutes.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 88, number 3 (1984), p. 86-107Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.88
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e48ceb7f-2744-4bc4-976d-673838271456
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Object ID
D-15-04-09
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Object Name
Negative
Collection
Darmstaetter Collection
Description
Parachute harness with an evidence tag on it for court case. Knight vs. Hoffman, Interference, case No. 61991. Exhibit M, parachute harness identified by Jesse Jones.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jones, Jesse
Studio
Darmstaetter's
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Harnesses
Parachutes
Court cases
Evidence
Object Name
Negative
Film Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
D-15-04-09
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Parachutes

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19577
Author
Zim, Herbert S.
Date of Publication
[1942]
Call Number
629.134386 Z71
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by Herbert S. Zim, illustrated with drawings by James MacDonald and with photographs.
Author
Zim, Herbert S.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Co.
Date of Publication
[1942]
Physical Description
xii, 252 p. incl. front., illus., diagrs. 22 cm.
Subjects
Eagle Parachute Corporation (Lancaster, Pa.)
Parachutes.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
629.134386 Z71
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Print, Photographic

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1ab85c2e-d417-4ea2-b491-428237253664
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-16-03-37
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Man with parachute in mid-air. From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
Provenance
Gift of Robert Knoll. From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parachutes
Eagle Parachute Corporation
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
2008-12-02
Object ID
2-16-03-37
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/df9fa5cb-938c-4a2a-a2c9-869388365933
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-16-03-38
Date Range
November 19, 1941
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
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.
Date Range
November 19, 1941
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
United States Army Signal Corps
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parachutes
Eagle Parachute Corporation
Place
North Carolina
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
2008-12-02
Object ID
2-16-03-38
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5c614d27-b5f9-405f-a90b-319717423208
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-16-03-39
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Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
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.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
United States Marine Corps
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parachutes
Eagle Parachute Corporation
Airplanes
Place
Lakehurst, New Jersey
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
2008-12-02
Object ID
2-16-03-39
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/43ed9141-d314-4eb6-ac6f-562425345596
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-16-03-40
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Collection
General Collection
Description
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.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
United States Navy
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parachutes
Eagle Parachute Corporation
Airplanes
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
2008-12-02
Object ID
2-16-03-40
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/89a1fd7e-cbf3-4b9b-a12c-734996113148
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-16-03-41
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
U. S. Marine paratrooper holding on to captive chute after landing.
Provenance
Gift of Robert Knoll. From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
United States Marine Corps
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parachutes
Eagle Parachute Corporation
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
2008-12-02
Object ID
2-16-03-41
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/53fb785d-c8fd-4bff-9c72-271110173226
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-16-03-42
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Paratroopers preparing to land.
Provenance
Gift of Robert Knoll. From Eagle Parachute Company materials.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
United States Army Signal Corps
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parachutes
Eagle Parachute Corporation
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Condition
Excellent
Condition Notes
2008-12-02
Object ID
2-16-03-42
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/95f6bbc8-0898-471e-8952-903061435808
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-11-02-98
Date Range
June 1940
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Collection
General Collection
Description
"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.
Provenance
From Eagle Parachute Corporation materials.
Date Range
June 1940
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Studio
United States Forest Service
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Parachutes
Eagle Parachute Corporation
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 6 inches
Object ID
1-11-02-98
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