EQU 15194
IMAGEAuxiliary pilot chute signed by members of the US 82nd Airborne Division and red rip cord, from the New Inn pub, Hinckley, Leicestershire. Beige auxiliary pilot chute, with 26 inch nylon canopy decorated with hand-drawn illustrations, messages and signatures of members of the US Army's 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion; complete with eight twines coming together in a knot used as a ripcord. Associated with a red trapezoidal rip cord and wire from a US T-5 parachute pack.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
- Service Numbers: 20613533
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Paratrooper
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
- Service Numbers: 06295238
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
- Service Numbers: 11033489
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Paratrooper
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
- Service Numbers: 39827146
- Role/Job: Paratrooper
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
- Service Numbers: 32097147
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Paratrooper
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