Niki Posted December 9, 2015 Share #1 Posted December 9, 2015 I have a complet parachute that i bought from a collector in belgium and its from the 1949 so korean war i think? There is no label on the parachute so i'm a little in the dark with this chute. Have seen pictures with this harness from pilots who flew P-80 shooting star but i'm not sure so need some info PLEASE... thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted December 11, 2015 Share #2 Posted December 11, 2015 The parachute assy. appears to be from the early Korean War era. Could have been used in the F-86 Sabre and possibly the F-51 Mustang because it is a back style chute. I believe the F-80, T-33, and F-84 from this time used a seat style parachute. Not sure about the F-94 Starfire. I have seen photos in the Squadron/Signal Publications books with this type of harness used by F-86 pilots. Come to think of it, the white cotton harness could have been used during WWII also? This assy. could have been upgraded with a nylon back container. The harness was later made in olive drab, still used during the early Korean War period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWII Parachutist Posted December 11, 2015 Share #3 Posted December 11, 2015 The harness is a B-10, which was adopted late in WWII. This particular one looks like a mid-1945 production. I can't really comment much on the nylon pack tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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