EQU 15194

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Auxiliary 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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Auxiliary pilot chute signed by members of the US 82nd Airborne Division and red rip cord, from the New Inn pub, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
  • Service Numbers: 20613533
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Paratrooper
Auxiliary pilot chute signed by members of the US 82nd Airborne Division and red rip cord, from the New Inn pub, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
  • Service Numbers: 06295238
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Abel Fernandes, 376th PFAB in Hinckley, 1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
  • Service Numbers: 11033489
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Paratrooper
Edward Savaria and Robert Scott, 376th PFAB
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
  • Service Numbers: 39827146
  • Role/Job: Paratrooper
John E Schillo of the 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion in front of a C-47 Skytrain, 1944
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 82nd Airborne Division
  • Service Numbers: 32097147
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Paratrooper

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IWM Collection EQU 15194